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no hardware installed for wi fi

no hardware installed for wifi

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jun 20, 2021 12:40 PM

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Posted on Jun 20, 2021 12:54 PM

Reset PRAM:  Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac - Apple Support

Settings that can be stored in NVRAM include sound volume, display resolution, startup-disk selection, time zone, and recent kernel panic information. The settings stored in NVRAM depend on your Mac and the devices that you're using with your Mac.


Reset  SMC:   How to reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support   Choose the appropriate method.

Quote:

Resetting the system management controller (SMC) can resolve certain issues related to power, battery, fans, and other features.


Startup in Safe mode. https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201262 Choose the appropriate method.

To leave Safe Mode, choose “Restart” at the bottom.

Quote:

     Safe mode prevents your Mac from loading certain software when it starts up, including login items, 

     system extensions not required by macOS,

     and fonts not installed by macOS. It  also does a basic check of your startup disk, 

     similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility

     And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and the kernel cache, 

     which will be created again automatically as needed.


If steps posted don't help, please contact Genius Bar.

Genius bar 

  https://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/

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Jun 20, 2021 12:54 PM in response to mcmacedo3000

Reset PRAM:  Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac - Apple Support

Settings that can be stored in NVRAM include sound volume, display resolution, startup-disk selection, time zone, and recent kernel panic information. The settings stored in NVRAM depend on your Mac and the devices that you're using with your Mac.


Reset  SMC:   How to reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support   Choose the appropriate method.

Quote:

Resetting the system management controller (SMC) can resolve certain issues related to power, battery, fans, and other features.


Startup in Safe mode. https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201262 Choose the appropriate method.

To leave Safe Mode, choose “Restart” at the bottom.

Quote:

     Safe mode prevents your Mac from loading certain software when it starts up, including login items, 

     system extensions not required by macOS,

     and fonts not installed by macOS. It  also does a basic check of your startup disk, 

     similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility

     And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and the kernel cache, 

     which will be created again automatically as needed.


If steps posted don't help, please contact Genius Bar.

Genius bar 

  https://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/

Jun 20, 2021 12:56 PM in response to mcmacedo3000

mcmacedo3000 Said:

"no hardware installed for wifi"

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Please Clarify:

Where are you seeing this? Is this a message of sorts?


Verify the Hardware:

First off, see if the Wi-Fi devices are even seen: 

  1. Hold Down: the Option key
  2. Click: the Apple menu
  3. Choose: System Information or System Report
  4. Select: Network from the list on the left
  5. Select: Wi-Fi
  6. Does anything show up?

no hardware installed for wi fi

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