Airport Extreme - disappear from the system!
Hi all!
I have this imac intel 20' with a Airport Extreme card.
Today when i turn the mac on the Airport has disappear!
On the console:
2006-09-12 16:07:46.563 SystemUIServer[224] AirPortExtra: no card found, exiting
I try to erase the interface profile on the Networking/System Preferences and reboot the mac, but still no Airport!
Thanks in advance.
If your Mighty Mouse isn't working then the mouse options in the preference pane will not show up. You'll only see (like you said: keyboard, trackpad and bluetooth). If you have a working mouse plugged in, it will activate the Mouse preference and you will no longer see the trackpad option. That particular preference pane is dependent on the hardware that is present.
Sounds like it might be time for a new Mighty Mouse - a perfect time to spring for the wireless one
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