No Wireless in Mac Mini

Hi, I just purchased a new Mac Mini today and i don't have a wireless card in it per system profiler. I have been through hundreds of forums and help pages. I even went as far as reloading Snow Leopard. Network preferences shows Ethernet and Firewire only. Any ideas?
Thanks
Keoni24

This might seem like an obvious question but did you look in the upper right of your screen where the speaker icon is and make sure that Airport is not turned off?

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