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I had to replace my HDD fan today and when I went to gently pry the airport cables from the card, two of them completely took the metal connector with them, rendering the card with just one connector now. :(

  1. Will the iMac work without that card? It’s more devastating if it does bluetooth AND wifi. I have ethernet, but I need bluetooth.
  2. Can I somehow put the metal connectors back on the card?
  3. Finding one of these is finding to be difficult (weeks to get). Any pointers on where to find one? I don’t want to assemble this then have to rip it apart again… Thanks much!

Update (05/21/2020) And, ugh, things got worse. I put the iMac together without the airport card. Pure white screen, which I was trying to fix (the error was the HDD fan), and the fans are on full blast. I can’t win today.

You’ll need to replace the AirPort board AirPort Wireless Network Card Apple P/N 661-5979