WiFi: "no hardware installed" on Mac Mini, OS 10.8.5

I realize that there are many existing threads on this error message, but they all seem to be related to laptops with spesific affected hardware and not a Mac Mini. So:
I have just gotten my mid 2011 Mac Mini back from service. They replaced a fauly motherboard. It was in twice. The first time I got it back home I just had the time to upgrade the OS before it collapsed again. I took it back and they replaced the motherboard anew. The one they had put in apparently had problems.
Now after the second repair job the old problems are gone but there is no WiFi. "No hardware installed" it says.
My problem is that if I take it back and have it repaired a third time and it turns out that this lack of WiFi is caused by a bug in OS 10.8.5 and not by their repair work, I will have to pay for it. The hardware is under warranty but the OS upgrade I have done myself. The Mac didn't come with OS 10.5 when I bought it from them.
So how do I know if it is a hardware faul or not? I have booted in recovery mode but there is no hardware found there either. Tried various other tips like disabling Bluetooth, deleting the old WiFi setup from the network panel, resetting SMC and so on. (Resetting nvram does not help with network issues Apple say, so I don't know why that is adviced in so many threads).

So it went in for service and they couldn't find anything wrong with it. I tried everything before handing it in and rebooted without things plugged in and so on. But now it works. No loose parts either apparently.
So there we are. Everything is working fine again by itself. For now.

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Hello,
Wanted to share my "wifi: no hardware installed" fix for my 17" mbp. Story is short - some time ago I noticed that sometimes after sleep there is no wifi. I'm carrying my laptop with me every day in backpack, so it just won't connect to any known network when I open it. Only reboot helped. I tried all available solutions with no luck - no matter what I do, I must reboot it every time I need wifi. Last month it stopped working completely. First, empty wifi icon, I can't turn it off or on. Finally, after reboot it said "no hardware installed". Quick googling points to dead wifi card. So, I opened laptop to see what card I have to order it online. Guess what happen, when I assembled it back? It worked! But only while it was on a table. As soon as I took it with me - it stoped working. So, I opened it again, re-seated cable from m/b to wifi card and that worked again, until next trip in backpack. So, it seems this cable becomes loose and disconnect after some vibrations. Then I put two small pieces of rubber tape (used to seal windows, very soft) on each side of cable. It's high enough to keep connector in its place when you close cover. See attached pictures. Be careful and don't put too much here - otherwise when you close cover it will damage m/b and wifi card.
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B. License from Mac App Store or on Physical Media. If you obtained a license for the AppleSoftware from the Mac App Store or on Apple-branded physical media, then subject to theterms and conditions of this License and as permitted by the Mac App Store Usage Rules setforth in the App Store Terms and Conditions (http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/ww/) (“UsageRules”), you are granted a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive license:
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