2008 Unibody Macbook: No Airport Card Installed

[theaero]

My sister is having this error. I cant figure out why. She spilled some soup on her computer, and I guess that is when the problem started. I don't know if anything was permanently damaged... could reseating the airport card help? I've reset pram, smc, repaired permissions, and done every software troubleshooting thing I can do. I ran the apple hardware test as well, and it said no problems. Bluetooth / ethernet work with no issues as well.

Any suggestions would be great.

 

[AshMan]

You may want to open the MacBook up and check for liquid damage then clean it real good. You can probably use sown kind of contact cleaner/rubbing alchohol. Could be the airport card is what got liquid on it.

One of the many reasons I do not put anything with liquid down anywhere near my MacBook

 

[theaero]

Where is the airport card located inside the late 2008? I couldnt find it on ifixit

 

[theaero]

No one knows where this mysterious airport card is?
Is it on the logic board somewhere?

EDIT: took out logic board + everything, washed everything with alcohol, and now its working fine.

 

[spirochete]

The board is inside the screen's hinge cover on a Unibody..... small, about 30mm long and 12 mm wide. Note also that it has a heatsink connection to the screen's frame, so be careful if disturbing it.