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No Wifi Macbook pro mid 2010 13 inch
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<blockquote data-quote="iggibar" data-source="post: 1828522" data-attributes="member: 97843"><p>Wifi cards are pretty resilient little guys. Hard for them to fail, and are one of the most reliable components of a whole computer. </p><p></p><p>2 possibilities:</p><p></p><p>1. Broadcom chip is not connected properly. Check connections.</p><p></p><p>My guess though is this-</p><p>2. Associated with a common issue with Macs of this time running FRESH(no piggyback upgrades) Sierra/High Sierra installs. This Wifi issue is pretty common on Macs with Broadcom chips and FRESH OSX installs from those years. It's known that Apple neglected to include drivers for Broadcom chips on newly downloaded Sierra/High Sierra operating systems. </p><p>Usually, Mac users don't notice this issue because they update from one OSX to a newer version(piggyback upgrade). This carries over all existing drivers from the old OSX onto the new one. What leads to this issue is installing a new HDD/SDD, while performing a new installation of Sierra/High Sierra. You will have missing Broadcom drivers depending on the model. </p><p></p><p>I would install the base OSX that came with your MBP, and then update right away to the most recent OSX you prefer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iggibar, post: 1828522, member: 97843"] Wifi cards are pretty resilient little guys. Hard for them to fail, and are one of the most reliable components of a whole computer. 2 possibilities: 1. Broadcom chip is not connected properly. Check connections. My guess though is this- 2. Associated with a common issue with Macs of this time running FRESH(no piggyback upgrades) Sierra/High Sierra installs. This Wifi issue is pretty common on Macs with Broadcom chips and FRESH OSX installs from those years. It's known that Apple neglected to include drivers for Broadcom chips on newly downloaded Sierra/High Sierra operating systems. Usually, Mac users don't notice this issue because they update from one OSX to a newer version(piggyback upgrade). This carries over all existing drivers from the old OSX onto the new one. What leads to this issue is installing a new HDD/SDD, while performing a new installation of Sierra/High Sierra. You will have missing Broadcom drivers depending on the model. I would install the base OSX that came with your MBP, and then update right away to the most recent OSX you prefer. [/QUOTE]
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