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01-12-2015, 08:03 PM
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#926 | | Bieksa eats bears for breakfast...
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Have you tried just removing it and reinstalling it, cleaning the contacts and checking that the antennae cable is secure and not slipping off?
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01-12-2015, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by TOS'd  Long shot but:
Anyone have a 2010-2012 Macbook Air (11" or 13.3") that can help me out. My MBA is giving me a "No Wi-fi hardware installed" error.
Was wondering if anyone can allow me to swap their working airport card into mine to test if that is indeed the problem before I purchase a replacement online.
Operation is super easy and with minimal risks. Requires the removal of 10 screws on the bottom, 1 screw holding down the airport card, and 2 antennas connected to the card.
Operation: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook...lacement/10949 | have you checked to see if its a software issue? this happened to my macbook once before on an update and it ended up being a software issue. Plugged in the computer using ethernet and found a fix for it, mind you this was like 5+ years ago.
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01-12-2015, 09:42 PM
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I removed the airport card and checked it out, looked alright, nothing blocking the contact points etc.
I went to the apple store today, the guy said its probably the airport card. I did not leave my laptop with them to fix, more expensive compared to ordering the part myself.
I do want to reformat my laptop, but I think I need to make a boot drive with OSX Maverick(since its the one I currently have). Do i just copy down my cd key or something so I can reinstall it? Also any experience reformatting via usb?
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01-12-2015, 10:42 PM
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You don't need that anymore,
nowadays you just have to reboot in recovery,
the system will log onto your wifi,
then tell it you want to re-install the OS.
It will automatically download the OS and start running the install.
however if its a hardware failure with the Airport card, then this won't work, unless you can plug a wired connection in you MBA, i'm not sure.
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01-13-2015, 07:36 AM
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I wonder if buying an ethernet adapter will allow me to connect to the internet or will it still require the airport card somehow.
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01-13-2015, 05:57 PM
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#931 | | Trollollolloing RS sine 2005
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edit: nm fixed the problem
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Originally Posted by MajinHurricane I had some girl come into the busser station the other day trying to make out with every staff member and then pull down her pants and asked for someone to stick a dick in her (at least she shaved). | Quote:
Originally Posted by 1exotic Vtec doesn't kick in on Reverse. | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ulic Qel-Droma its like.. oh yeah oh yeah.. ohhhh yeah... OOoooOohh... why's it suddenly feel a bit better... ohhhh yeahh... ohhh...oh..fuck... it probably ripped. |
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01-23-2015, 07:32 PM
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adding the SSD significantly improved my battery life on my macbook pro 15 inch. An added bonus !!!!!!!! Sometimes its hard to believe.
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01-24-2015, 03:49 PM
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#933 | | Bieksa eats bears for breakfast...
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if you take out the superdrive, you might even get a bit more savings. I'm running a second SSD in the superdrive bay.
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Your balls are sensitive things!! They shouldn't be played around with, at least not like that, and you should NOT BE DIPPING THEM IN AFTERSHAVE! Oh my god, I feel sorry for your balls!"
ODC: "Wrong, a roots type blower will produce max boost from 0rpm to redline."
Iceman_19: "A roots makes zero boost at zero rpm, lol"
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01-24-2015, 04:04 PM
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#934 | | Say! Say! Say!
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Originally Posted by TOS'd I removed the airport card and checked it out, looked alright, nothing blocking the contact points etc.
I went to the apple store today, the guy said its probably the airport card. I did not leave my laptop with them to fix, more expensive compared to ordering the part myself.
I do want to reformat my laptop, but I think I need to make a boot drive with OSX Maverick(since its the one I currently have). Do i just copy down my cd key or something so I can reinstall it? Also any experience reformatting via usb? | Just download any DMG file of a bootable Maverick or Yosemite installation and use Disk Utility to restore it onto a USB drive, assuming ethernet won't give you access to download the recovery files.
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Originally Posted by 89blkcivic Did I tell you guys black is my favourite colour? My Ridgeline is black. My Honda Fit is black. Wish my dick was black........ LOL. | | |
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01-25-2015, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Iceman_2K if you take out the superdrive, you might even get a bit more savings. I'm running a second SSD in the superdrive bay. | That's exactly what im doing. I took out the super drive and replaced with HDD, and then replaced HDD slot with an SSD.
Maybe within this year I'll upgrade the HDD to another SSD.
But yeah its amazing, feels like brand new computer.
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01-25-2015, 04:37 PM
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#936 | | Bieksa eats bears for breakfast...
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If prices drop more for SSDs, its pretty trippy to have 2 running SSDs. To some people, its like over kill, since the second SSD is just for storage more than anything else, but it makes a big difference when you put something like the iTunes folder on there.
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Trinity: "DUDE WTF ARE YOU DOING?! ARE YOU INSANE?!?!?!?
Your balls are sensitive things!! They shouldn't be played around with, at least not like that, and you should NOT BE DIPPING THEM IN AFTERSHAVE! Oh my god, I feel sorry for your balls!"
ODC: "Wrong, a roots type blower will produce max boost from 0rpm to redline."
Iceman_19: "A roots makes zero boost at zero rpm, lol"
Ulic Qel-Droma: "haha go google image big black dick. or black cock. i forgot which term i used. it's one of the many." | |
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04-11-2015, 09:07 PM
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#937 | | (ノº _ º)ノ彡┻━┻
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got a white screen on boot up from my macbook air. googled up all the boot options, no luck. bringing it in to apple tomorrow. dead ssd / logic board?
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04-11-2015, 09:59 PM
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#938 | | Got MOD?
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Probably not gonna be a dead SSD. You'll get different errors like missing drive or no boot device or something if it was that.
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04-12-2015, 07:51 PM
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#939 | | Bieksa eats bears for breakfast...
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Dead SSD. Put in a spinning disk HD and see if it boots. Quote:
Originally Posted by jnesss got a white screen on boot up from my macbook air. googled up all the boot options, no luck. bringing it in to apple tomorrow. dead ssd / logic board? |
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Trinity: "DUDE WTF ARE YOU DOING?! ARE YOU INSANE?!?!?!?
Your balls are sensitive things!! They shouldn't be played around with, at least not like that, and you should NOT BE DIPPING THEM IN AFTERSHAVE! Oh my god, I feel sorry for your balls!"
ODC: "Wrong, a roots type blower will produce max boost from 0rpm to redline."
Iceman_19: "A roots makes zero boost at zero rpm, lol"
Ulic Qel-Droma: "haha go google image big black dick. or black cock. i forgot which term i used. it's one of the many." | |
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04-12-2015, 08:00 PM
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#940 | | (ノº _ º)ノ彡┻━┻
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Originally Posted by Iceman_2K Dead SSD. Put in a spinning disk HD and see if it boots. | logic board needs to be replaced, as per apple. $550  | |
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04-13-2015, 11:54 AM
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#941 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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Originally Posted by nabs That's exactly what im doing. I took out the super drive and replaced with HDD, and then replaced HDD slot with an SSD.
Maybe within this year I'll upgrade the HDD to another SSD.
But yeah its amazing, feels like brand new computer. | I did this to my Early 2011 MBP. Removed the Superdrive and relocated the stock 500GB HD there, and installed a 128GB OCZ SSD in the HD's original location.... also upgraded the RAM to 16GB. Put the OS and all my Apps onto the SSD, along with "always accessed" files like my iTunes folder, videos (porn), etc. Best upgrade ever IMO, my MBP was never really "slow" but the response time, especially for opening apps, video etc. became insane. Worth the upgrade, and I put the Superdrive in an external housing... never actually used it since 2012 lol.
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04-13-2015, 11:12 PM
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#942 | | Got MOD?
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Originally Posted by Iceman_2K Dead SSD. Put in a spinning disk HD and see if it boots. | lol. you should know better. You can't install a spinning drive on a Macbook Air.
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04-23-2015, 10:24 PM
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#943 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Anyone have any issues when running both an SSD and an HDD? It has been working fine for me over 2 years now after installing the optibay.
Today, my computer went to sleep and I was never able to open it again. I tried resetting the pram and scm and nothing happens. When I hold down option I can see my HDD but can't find the SSD. Is it stuck in a state of limbo or is it just dead? I've tried disconnecting and reconnecting it as well and still can't detect it.
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04-23-2015, 10:33 PM
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#944 | | Media Officer / MOD
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^ harddrive cable could be faulty. Are you missing case feet?
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04-23-2015, 10:41 PM
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#945 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by !Aznboi128 ^ harddrive cable could be faulty. Are you missing case feet? | I'm missing all but 1 case foot actually  I've had it like this for a long time now and didn't know it would be an issue
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04-23-2015, 10:42 PM
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#946 | | Media Officer / MOD
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Originally Posted by ForbiddenX I'm missing all but 1 case foot actually I've had it like this for a long time now and didn't know it would be an issue | with out case feet the bottom of the computer could rub on the harddrive cable causing the issue. it's a $60 fix at the apple store or I'm sure you can get it online
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04-23-2015, 10:50 PM
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#947 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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I'll probably just take it in and have them take a look at it. I'm out of warranty for a few years now so hopefully it's only the $60 I need to pay haha.
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04-23-2015, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by ForbiddenX I'll probably just take it in and have them take a look at it. I'm out of warranty for a few years now so hopefully it's only the $60 I need to pay haha. | plus tax  | |
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04-24-2015, 12:11 AM
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#949 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Just finished making a linux boot usb and from the command line I can see my SSD but not on OSX not sure if its the cable at this point.
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04-24-2015, 07:00 PM
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#950 | | Bieksa eats bears for breakfast...
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My bad...did not read that it was a macbook air...lol  Quote:
Originally Posted by !MiKrofT lol. you should know better. You can't install a spinning drive on a Macbook Air. |
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Trinity: "DUDE WTF ARE YOU DOING?! ARE YOU INSANE?!?!?!?
Your balls are sensitive things!! They shouldn't be played around with, at least not like that, and you should NOT BE DIPPING THEM IN AFTERSHAVE! Oh my god, I feel sorry for your balls!"
ODC: "Wrong, a roots type blower will produce max boost from 0rpm to redline."
Iceman_19: "A roots makes zero boost at zero rpm, lol"
Ulic Qel-Droma: "haha go google image big black dick. or black cock. i forgot which term i used. it's one of the many." | |
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