MBP 2012 17" No Wifi Hardware (after replacing the card)

[slvrscoobie]

Hey guys and gals.
Weird thing happened to my MBP the other day. I was using it to check out my ADB-S webpage and i got up to get a drink. I sat back down and chrome said there was no internet.
Sure enough i look at the wifi icon and its black with an X. (if i recall correctly) - says its turned off.
Hmm, ok, try to turn on, no dice.
Ok, reboot.....
Now its a pie shape with an x in the middle and hovering says 'No wifi hardware installed'
Well crud!
Reset SMC + NVRAM
same thing
Open it up, wiggle the cable...
Still no
replace the airport card with one from my wifes 15"
nothing
dang it! - ok, cable must be bad. I still have BT but no wifi. (why couldnt those be reversed)
Buy a new cable and card on ebay. They arrived today. Installed, reset SMC And NVRAM
Still 'No Wifi hardware installed'
Im hoping this isnt like a motherboard issue now...
things of note: I had the continuity hack installed with the newer 4ACX card for .. 3 years? I uninstalled it today to see if the new card / cable would work if i uninstalled that. it didnt change anything.
Im out of ideas and searching just brings up replacing the card or SMC resets.

 

[currahee2100]

How much was the card? Maybe try something from OWC? Might be better quality?
https://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/6616510/

When you swapped it, did your card work in your wife's macbook?

 

[slvrscoobie]

oh and the BT seems to work fine...
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How much was the card? Maybe try something from OWC? Might be better quality?
https://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/6616510/

When you swapped it, did your card work in your wife's macbook?

It did not, which is why i thought it must be the cable...i just tried with her card and the new cable, still nothing.
it was an ebay apple card - said it was from a working machine. $10 for an old card, and ribbon cable, looked fine, other than some dust when it arrived. I also pulled the ribbon cable from my 13" mac and plugged it in to test, and still nothing...
I bought a 2nd card and cable from Ebay, maybe i got a bum card / cable. I tried to swap em around (old card, new cable, and new card old cable too). but im not sure i reset everything between there.
Im starting to lean towards the bad mobo connection or something

 

[satinsilverem2]

There’s no such thing as a 2012 17” model. The last model for the 17” was the late 2011