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BlueApple
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Join Date: Jun 2006
 
2012-04-21, 12:19

I mean the hardware itself, can the wifi module suddenly go bad while the rest of the computer components are fine?

My wifi connection had been steady, only occeasionally will it drop connection.

Now, I'm having a connection problem. My iMac is from mid-2007, it's kind of old. But hardware components failures are rare...
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Dave
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2012-04-21, 12:29

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I mean the hardware itself, can the wifi module suddenly go bad while the rest of the computer components are fine?

My wifi connection had been steady, only occeasionally will it drop connection.

Now, I'm having a connection problem. My iMac is from mid-2007, it's kind of old. But hardware components failures are rare...
You've answered your own question... Yes, it can happen, but it's rare.

I believe your iMac came with a hardware diagnostic DVD that you can use to check your wifi module.

When I was a kid, people who did wrong were punished, restricted, and forbidden. Now, when someone does wrong, all of the rest of us are punished, restricted, and forbidden... and the one who did the wrong is counselled and "understood" and fed ice cream.
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2012-04-21, 13:35

Yes, they certainly do fail. Some times it's even the logic board that fails and impacts the wifi module connection.
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