Wifi Card Not Installed Mac Software Problem

11.08.2020
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Two days back, when I tried to connect to internet, my Mac said “no Airport card installed”. I tried many things, like resetting SMC, resetting PRAM etc., but I can’t find a solution. Although my system profiler shows the Airport.

This happened to me on my 2009 MacBook Pro, I tried all the software fixes to no avail. No WiFi Hardware Installed, Very frustrating, If you have a range of screwdrivers available and wish to. I decided to open up my MacBook Pro and investigate myself, if the problem was related to the Airport card. Jan 29, 2017  The issue isn't with an SD card. It's with my WLAN network adapter. After upgrading to Windows 10, it does not get recognised by the OS. The wired adapter is there and functional, but not the wireless adapter. The WLAN card is a 802.11n Ralink. It got detected again when I. WiFi is must if you are working on iMac or MacBook; at times, your Mac doesn’t respond to Wi-Fi signals or maybe there is an internal glitch and WiFi fails to work. In this situation, you can see a message appears on the screen: “Wi-Fi: No Hardware Installed”. There is an easy solution to this problem. Aug 16, 2019  How To Fix Wifi Connected But No Internet On Mac. Although devices with MAC operating system are super fast, well designed and easy to use. They usually cause no or fewer problems with their software/hardware, yet some issues can occur as these are the machines only. Before proceeding to internet/wi-fi connectivity problem in your MAC.

Feb 04, 2017  This question is from a experienced mac user (me) who has literally searched the entire web and still hasn't got the answer. So to start I got a MacBook Pro 2015 on Sierra. Two weeks earlier, one moment the Wi-Fi was working and four hours later there was the no hardware installed problem. Sep 02, 2015  When your computer goes in and out of sleep mode, the SMC will control what devices are powered down to save battery. And this is where the problem lies. The SMC gets the wrong signal and thinks the Wi-Fi adapter should stay powered off even when the computer comes back to life. Resetting the System Management Controller (to Fix Your Wi-Fi Problem).

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  1. Thanks! 10 second thing works!! I bought mine in June 2011 as well. Hmmmm.

  2. i have the same problems no airport Card installed on my macbook pro
    i tried to open Airport in the systems preference and didn't match
    how can i solved the problems is in the software or in the hardware ?
    then to update the software
    thanks for your support

    • You can try the following -

      Hold down the power button for 10 seconds and it'll reboot and might detect your Airport.

      Try some common troubleshooting measures to fix it mentioned in the link below -

      So,all in all if the above troubleshooting steps fails to fix your problem,then you need to replace the card.

  3. Hi, I have the same problem now on my Mac Book Pro. I bought the laptop June 2011 with OS X version 10.6.8. It's annoying because I can't even update any software.

  4. HELP!!! i dont know what to do :-( my mac says no AIRPOR CARD INSTALLED i already took it to the IT deparment at my work and they said is a lost case..that even if i take it to a Apple store they wont be able to help cause its an old model OS X 10.4..please help i tried rebooting it and nothing

  5. FIXED IT THE STONE AGE WAY :D

    It happened to me today, it was fine last night and then this morning it says 'No airport card installed'. But luckily I've fixed it, I turned my mac book pro off, give it a rest for 2 - 5 minutes, I gave it smooth bumps on my bed, shake it couple of times..I turned my mac book pro back, and the airport is WORKING !

  6. Not sure if this is a permanent fix, but it has at least worked for me. I had the no airport card problem. I held down the on/off button for 10 seconds to reboot the machine and airport has reappeared working fine. It must reassess it's wifi hardware/sofware when you do this.

  7. many macariums are going through the same issues,i have a mac book pro13' everything were going perfect until one day ' no airport card installed' no matter what you do it will not work. All you need to do is ' buy a new airport card ' and have it installed. apple knows about this problem and have not don anything yet.

  8. There are basically three options:
    - you deleted the AirPort connection by accident
    - your system lost track of it for whatever reason
    - your AirPort card is damaged

    First I would try to open up System Preferences, go to Network and at the top create a new Location.

    If this doesn't help force a redetection of the hardware via Terminal.app and the command /usr/sbin/networksetup -detectnewhardware

    Your last option is to delete the file containing network hardware informations.
    /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist
    delete this property list and then restart your system.

    If neither helps it is most likely and issue with the card itself.

    • /usr/sbin/networksetup -detectnewhardware
      What happens if I type the above command in Terminal?

      • It will force Mac OS X to redetect all connected networking hardware (Ethernet, Bluetooth, AirPort, Firewire).
        It's the command run by Mac OS X during installation when the language and user setup is done and the installer continues to configure Mac OS X.

        You can add a shared Exchange Online mailbox to your Apple Mail app on macOS desktops and laptops. Open the Apple Mail app. Click 'Mail' on the Mac system bar at the top of the screen and select 'Preferences' from the drop-down menu. Click on the '+' symbol at the bottom left of the pop-up window and select 'Other Mail Account'. Exchange online add to mac mail app. If you have Outlook for Mac, you can use it to access your Exchange account. See Add an email account to Outlook for instructions. Set up Exchange account access using Mac OS X 10.10 or later. If you're running Mac OS X version 10.10 or later, follow these steps to set up an Exchange email account: Open Mail, and then do one of the following.

        • For more details visit the link
          http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man8/networksetup.8.html

Several users said that wireless internet is not working properly after updating to macOS Catalina. More specifically, users stated that their browsers (Safari, Chrome etc) stopped loading websites even though the Wi-Fi seems to be connected.

Problem

If you are having this problem, then this article is for you. Please after trying each step test to see if your Wi-Fi problem is fixed:

See also: How To Disable Wi-Fi Auto-Join in macOS

1. Update your Mac if there is an update available. You can check that by going to Apple menu > About This Mac > Software Update.

2. Disable Wi-Fi (you can do so by clicking the Wi-Fi icon and selecting ‘Turn Wi-Fi Off’ in the menu bar) and wait a few seconds and then re-enable it.

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3. Restart everything:

  • Restart your Mac by goign to the Apple menu and Restart
  • Restart your modem and router

4. Create a new network location:

  1. On your Mac, click the Apple menu
  2. Click System Preferences
  3. Click Network
  4. Click the Location drop down menu (This says Automatic, unless you changed it before)
  5. Click Edit Locations
  6. Click the plus (+) sign to add a new location
  7. Rename the new location if you want
  8. Click Done
  9. And click Apply (Network pane).
  10. Now try to test if your Internent problem is resolved.

See also: Your Mac or iPhone Can’t Connect to a Public Wi-Fi Hotspot (Captive)? Fix

5. If you are still having this problem, restart your Mac in safe mode. Here is how:

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  1. Turn off your Mac
  2. Turn on your Mac and immdediately press and hold the Shift key until you see the login screen.
  3. When you see the login screen, you may release the Shift key.
  4. Login
  5. Your Mac will start in safe mode. In safe mode, do you have Wi-Fi problems?
  6. Restart your Mac. This time restart normally.

6. Remove Wi-Fi and readd again. Here is how:

Wifi Card Not Installed Mac Software Problems

  1. On your Mac go to Apple menu > System Preferences > Network
  2. Select Wi-Fi (left menu)
  3. Then click the minus (-) sign to remove it
  4. Then Click Apply
  5. After that now click the plus (+) sign. You will see a window saying “select the interface and enter a name for the new service.” Select Wi-Fi and click Create then Apply.

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After trying the steps above, are you having issues with getting connected to a Wi-Fi network with your Mac? Then it is time to contact Apple Support.

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See also: How to reset network settings on Mac