No air port card installed

10.6.8 macbook pro was using it perfectly fine the day before shut down pc as usual.wake up try to connect to internet find out no air port card installed
tried a few resets from site not having any luck.

Hello and welcome to Apple Discussions.
Most likely you either, didn't get your Airport card fully inserted when you removed it to replace your RAM module or the antennae wire was not fully pushed in. Push on the Airport card (make sure it's facing the right direction) until you're certain that it is fully seated. When you connect the antennae wire, there should be one or two audible snaps and the square end of the connector should be right against the end of the card.
If you need additional instructions look here:
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/Installing-iBook-G4-14-Inch-933-MHz-1-33-GHz- AirPort-Extreme-Card/176/1
I just used that model as an example as I don't know which iBook model you have.
Good Luck,
Randy
Actually, if your System Profiler says there is no Airport card installed, the problem wouldn't be the antennae wire.
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