I replaced optical drive, now MacBookPro is very hot and wifi hardware not installed

My late 2008 MacBookPro 5,1 2.53 GHz laptop's optical drive would not record last week. A lens cleaning didn't help, so I replaced the optical drive Tuesday evening with iFixit instructions. Other than stripping one of the screws holding the drive in place, all seemed pretty straightforward. I had to disconnect the camera cable to get the drive out but replaced it. After putting everything back together, the new drive seemed to burn discs well and everything (including the camera) worked perfectly.
Last night I came home to the laptop, which, as usual, was sleeping and connected to the AC adapter. Not as usual, it was really hot. I restarted it and when it rebooted the wifi icon had an x in it and said wifi:hardware not installed.
I reset the PRAM and the SMC. No luck.
I have an appointment to take it to a genius bar tomorrow afternoon, but what could I have done without realizing it?
Thanks for any suggestions (I have been working on Mac desktops and laptops for a number of years...this is the first time anything like this has happened to me...)

That is true.  I cannot think of any way to test the Optical Drive without swapping it into a known correctly operating MBP.
A thought which probably may not be an issue.  When I installed an Optical Drive in my old (2006) MBP, I remember seeing in the instruction manual an item called a grounding pad (which looked like a tiny steel brillo pad with out soap) which was missing in mine.  The MBP worked and I essentially ignored it.  Perhaps that may not be case with your situation.
My thoughts are that the Optical Drive is malfunctioning and the cause of your problem.  Perhaps you should consider getting a new replacement from OWC.  But that entails a $100 risk with no guarantees of success.
Ciao.

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