Kernal Panic and "Airport card not installed"

Hello.
I opened my laptop's lid this morning to find that my airport card did not turn on automatically as it usually does. Nor would it turn on from the menu bar. So I decided to restart the machine. Upon restart and log in, Airport said that the card was not installed. Restarted again... kernal panic. Restarted a third time... another kernal panic. Then tried to safe boot, successfully booted and logged in. Restarted from the Apple Menu. Another kernal panic. Reset the PRAM and had a successful boot, but still have same airport not installed message.
Does anyone have an idea about what may be happening? Or any other ideas of what I can do. Anything would be of great help.
Thanks

Jason:
Your Airport Extreme card is either not securely installed or has failed and needs to be replaced. Remove the Airport Extreme Card, wipe the contacts and re-install, making sure that it is securely in place. Then restart and see if the card is recognized. If it is not, you need a new card.
cornelius

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