Mac Pro - Mavericks - suddenly "lost" WiFi hardware/Airport in Network Prefs - Help, please!

Suddenly my Mac Pro fails to recognize the Airport/WiFi card in Network Prefs. Not in the option palatte to add back in, either.
System Information:
Wi-Fi: "
Software Versions:
CoreWLAN:          4.0 (400.45.1)
CoreWLANKit:          3.0 (300.35)
Menu Extra:          9.0 (900.34)
System Information:          9.0 (900.8)
IO80211 Family:          6.0 (600.34)
Diagnostics:          3.0 (300.37)
AirPort Utility:          6.3.2 (632.3)"
WWAN:
     "No Wireless Wide Area Network could be obtained for this system. WWAN is wireless connectivity through cellular tower technology. Please connect a WWAN device and try again."
Thanks for your help.

http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/feedback/802.11ac_Mac_adapters.html#storytop
Some info at the above link on various wifi upgrades. If you are having USB issues, maybe the Asus PCIe card would be worth considering. Otherwise, I'd suggest one of their USB adapters (I have two).

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