I have a macbook air A1304 the wireless (wi-fi) has stopped working, and shows a warning saying that there is no hardware installed.

already dismantled the airport passed clean contact on flex cable and the card itself, but it did not work

tested the bluetooth works perfectly.

what should I do? buy a new airport? I recently bought on ebay but as I live in Brazil shipping time takes about 20 to 30 days

thank you!

hugs

I left my macbook the day off, when I turn got a surprise.

recognized the wifi but can not connect to any network.

and after restarting the computer informs not have wifi hardware.

⟐ Answer deleted February 18, 2021 at 1:10 MST

On power up, my MacBook Air beeps three times continuously.

beep beep beep (short break) beep beep beep (short break)....

Any ideas.

thanks.

Frustrated!!

I feel really ripped off! I bought the macbook Air 13" shortly after the warranty expired. The thing is practically perfect. Now I come to find out that the ram is bad and there's not a thing I can do about it. I tried to to Hold Command +P+R and still nothing.

JC

⟐ Commented February 07, 2023 at 11:46 MST

-Michael

⟐ Answered December 17, 2022 at 23:59 MST

Appreciate any kind of help in the regards in solving this issue.

Thanks

⟐ Commented August 23, 2018 at 14:46 MST

⟐ Answered January 05, 2024 at 6:31 MST

I followed your instructions on installing a new hard drive and now when I turn it on a flashing question mark in a folder keeps flashing. I've tried pressings the option key on start up and all that does is take me to a page to log into my wifi and no further than that.

Cheers, Ben.

⟐ Answered December 31, 2020 at 5:58 MST

⟐ Commented June 11, 2017 at 14:55 MST

The buttons Command,ALT,P AND R DOESN'T WORK

⟐ Commented August 04, 2020 at 10:30 MST

(I know the 60w and 85w Magsafe power adapters have a different form factor and that the MacBook Air can't sit flat on a surface if you use them -- I'm just curious if it's safe to use them on my MacBook Air.)

Thanks!

⟐ Commented April 18, 2022 at 6:20 MST

⟐ Answer accepted April 04, 2012 at 21:26 MST

Unit has a 1 3/8 " vertical area of distortion from top to bottom in the center of the screen. I don't have the micro display adapter, currently, to check the GPU on an external. Problem persists when booted from optical drive. There is some play in the hinge, more so on the left side. No noticeable change when moving the screen. Some shooting horizontal white lines within the area, more so when it's the active window. Has anyone seen this before?

⟐ Answered January 19, 2012 at 3:13 MST

Do I need a New keyboard with power button?

Laptop does not come on. If I disconnect the battery, then plug the laptop in, and wait a moment, then the laptop comes on, without me pushing the power button.

⟐ Answered September 10, 2024 at 4:58 MST

I also have a new 10.6 installation disk but I can't get the 10.5 disk out of the external drive.

Why am I getting the "cannot install on this computer" message and how do I correctly install the 10.5 software?

How do I eject a startup disk from the external drive when the install disk is not available to Eject or the Drive itself cannot be ejected because the disk could not be unmounted?

Thank you

⟐ Commented July 08, 2022 at 8:03 MST

The MacBook runs fine from the power supply, but the battery will not charge and the computer will not run from the battery (even though a battery is present, working, and has over 60% charge). MacOS shows no battery present.

Running Mac Hardware Test results in error code:

Error code: 4SNS/1/40000001: TB1T-0.000

This is a temperature sensor error and - I presume - therefore the battery temperature sensor?

The question then is what, if anything, could be done about this?

I have searched widely but cannot find where the battery temperature sensor is located on an A1304. Any tips most welcome!

These photos illustrate the problem:

Coconut Battery - note the temperature!

No battery recognised in MacOS

System Report

But when booting with Ubuntu...

Battery is recognised - and has charge, but is NOT charging (MagSafe shows green LED)

More detail

Further update

The question was raised below if this was simply a battery problem. No - the same happens with other batteries I have tried, and the batteries are new or new-ish. These two screenshots show Coconut Battery and the Ubuntu battery overview - but with a different battery installed. The same faulty temperature reading in Coconut Battery.

⟐ Answered October 04, 2024 at 7:19 MST

Question is, for all you people more familiar with these tiny hard drives than I am: What are the variations (small connector vs wider connector) called? Is it the SATA vs PATA versions of these drives? I need to purchase yet another drive to finally finish up this Air, and I don't want to make another mistake, so it would be useful to know the proper terminology.

Thanks!

UPDATE: I've uploaded a picture showing the two cables, and the two different connector types on either end. As you can see, one fits and is the same width as the connector on the hard drive, and the other is too small.

⟐ Answered April 16, 2015 at 0:31 MST

I was able to resolve the issue. The male connector, on the new battery that I received, did not fit into the female end very well...at first. The connection was very loose and kept coming apart. I tried it again, and this time carefully used a small screwdriver to push the battery connector into the fitting on the board. I had to apply a bit of force, but it finally snapped in and the connection was secure. The battery is now charging and displaying the charge lightning bolt. I've replaced these before, but never had such a poor connection fit before. Appears to be working well. Thanks to those who tried to help. Cheers!

⟐ Commented February 27, 2016 at 5:06 MST

Where can I find it?

⟐ Answered June 06, 2013 at 13:26 MST

Its known that the hinge problem in early MBA models was a design issue that Apple now fix but does anyone know what causes the loss of sound problem and why its a hardware fix please?

Also, given that both are now fixed, is this now a permanent solution in both cases please?

Finally, why is there no statement on the hardware fix for loss of sound on MacBook Air, like there is for the hinge problem please?

Thanks!

⟐ Answered January 03, 2017 at 3:08 MST

I see different messages online, many suggesting that the original PATA Zif version was custom made for Apple and that standard PATA drives will not work.

Is this true and is there any way around it?

⟐ Answered January 18, 2012 at 7:01 MST

Have checked System Preferences -->Sound and increased the input levels but that doesn't make a difference.

The hinge on the macbook has broken, as a result the right side of the LCD is almost detached from the computer itself. Could this be a reason (although I have been using the mic successfully despite the hinge problem for a while) ?

Incidentally, i did drop the macbook a few days ago. Can anybody help me in fixing this problem myself?

⟐ Commented June 14, 2019 at 14:43 MST