[mjames]

My Powerbook is not recognizing its AirPort card all of a sudden. The option to turn it on in the Network prefs is grayed out. The only thing I can think of is it somehow came loose or something because I had it in my backpack (in a protected sleeve), although it wasn't dropped or anything. Has anyone ever had their AirPort card not be recognized? Help!

[mjames]

Crap ... I took the little door off on the bottom of the PB for the AirPort and a larger screw came loose from in there and accidentally went back into the bottomside somewhere. I could hear it rattling, but not anymore. A friend of mine said he had his catch fire (!) from a loose screw, so I removed the battery while it was asleep and then heard an odd buzzing coming from it and the white sleep light was flickering. Weird! I'm taking this to the Apple Store, and thankful I have my iMac instead of this now.