Wifi and Bluetooth won't work anymore "Hardware not available", Macbook Pro Early 2011, High Sierra

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Wifi and Bluetooth won't work anymore "Hardware not available", Macbook Pro Early 2011, High Sierra

Dear community,

I'm working on my Macbook Pro Early 2011 on High Sierra 10.13.6 I know it very old, but it still runs smoothyl, I changed to an SSD hard disk, increased the RAM some time ago, so everything is fine. A further iOS update was not possible anymore however.

Yesterday, out of a sudden Bluetooth did not work anymore, it says "Blootooth not available". The Bluetooth sign has a bar through it. I cannot activate it.

Now today, Wifi is not working anymore, it says "no hardware installed" and the Wifi symbol shows an "X", I cannot activate it.

I really don't know what to do. Do you have any suggestion?

Thank you very much!

Best,

Steffen

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Sep 8, 2022 1:13 AM

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BDAqua

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Sep 8, 2022 2:17 AM in response to ElstaWG

Steffen try this...

Have you done a PRAM reset, CMD+Option+p+r...

Reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support

In fact, do 3 in a row, takes a bit of time.

Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)...

Reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support

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ElstaWG Author

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Sep 8, 2022 11:57 PM in response to BDAqua

Thanks! So I did the PRAM reset 3 times. After the second time the Wifi button was available again, but Bluetooth was still blocked. After the third time both were unavailable, with the same error message.

So I should try to reset the SMC?

Any other ideas, if this does not work?

Thank you!

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BDAqua

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Sep 10, 2022 7:43 AM in response to ElstaWG

Amazon.com: TP-Link AC1300 USB WiFi Adapter(Archer T3U)- 2.4G/5G Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter for PC Desktop, MU-MIMO WiFi Dongle, USB 3.0, Supports Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, XP/Mac OS X 10.9-10.14 : Everything Else

Amazon.com: Kinivo USB Bluetooth Adapter for PC BTD-400 (Bluetooth 4.0 Dongle Receiver, Low Energy) - Compatible with Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7, Raspberry Pi, Linux, MacOS, Laptop & Headphones : Electronics

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ElstaWG Author

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Sep 17, 2022 3:08 AM in response to BDAqua

Thank you! This would definitely an option, not so practical, though. I checked a bit more, and it seems that WiFi and Bluetooth are linked together in the MacBook Pro and the board can be replaced. Maybe this is an idea?

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