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62 AirDrop is not functional, could I swap the AirPort Card?
I’ve had this Late 2011 15” MacBook Pro for about a month now (got it off my Uncle) and I use it nearly day to day.
Just recently, when I wanted to share pictures from my iPhone to this specific Mac via AirDrop; my Mac would not show up in the AirDrop menu no matter what I did.
- I went to finder and to the AirDrop page, waited 10 minutes on that page to no avail
- Double checked the AirDrop settings on my iPhone were set to everyone
- Installed Mojave, Lion, Sierra, High Sierra to no avail. This is not a software issue I could now tell.
- Triple checked that it wasn’t a software issue or just my iPhone by getting my 13” version of this MacBook Pro and tried AirDropping files to that Mac, it worked, I received the pictures from my iPhone…
My question is that because I have a 13” Late 2011 MBP, could I just move the AirPort Card in the “13 over to my 15” late 2011 MBP? Are they cross-compatible or do I need a specific card for the 15” MBP?
Thanks in advance!
Update (11/03/2018)
Okay, I did some research on the cards and I do see they are indeed cross-compatible. Before I spend my time doing this swap, would swapping cards solve my problem?
Update (11/03/2018)
I just swapped the AirPort boards. No dice. AirDrop still doesn’t work. I am skunked on this one. No security settings are preventing AirDrop from running.
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why do you think the airport card is the problem? is it not connecting to internet?
из pollytintop
@pollytintop The AirPort Card is how a Mac receives “airdropped” files. If it’s malfunctioning or if you damage it, you’re out of luck. It still connects to the internet and Bluetooth works OK.
Also, I wouldn’t be spending a dime on swapping these cards.
из [deleted]