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FaceTime camera not connected. Hardware issue?

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I have a 2011 MacBook air whose built in FaceTime camera doesn't work and is not recognized by any app or the system profiler. I have attempted the following to resolve the issue however I have no success.

1.  SMC & PRAM resets

2.  Disk utility - repair disk and repair permissions

3.  OS X reinstall - erased and reformatted and reinstalled.

4.  Apple Hardware diagnostics test

5.  Use of new profile.

I am thinking this is a hardware issue however I don't recall anything going wrong with the machine. Everything else works fine and the camera worked well previously too. Note: the ambient light sensor that's next to the camera doesn't function either.

Any one have any ideas? I have never taken the laptop apart but I don't mind doing it if I have to. Can the camera/light sensor be replaced or does the whole screen assembly have to be replaced?

Any advice/tips are appreciated.

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MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011

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FaceTime camera not connected. Hardware issue?

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I have a 2011 MacBook air whose built in FaceTime camera doesn't work and is not recognized by any app or the system profiler. I have attempted the following to resolve the issue however I have no success.

1.  SMC & PRAM resets

2.  Disk utility - repair disk and repair permissions

3.  OS X reinstall - erased and reformatted and reinstalled.

4.  Apple Hardware diagnostics test

5.  Use of new profile.

I am thinking this is a hardware issue however I don't recall anything going wrong with the machine. Everything else works fine and the camera worked well previously too. Note: the ambient light sensor that's next to the camera doesn't function either.

Any one have any ideas? I have never taken the laptop apart but I don't mind doing it if I have to. Can the camera/light sensor be replaced or does the whole screen assembly have to be replaced?

Any advice/tips are appreciated.

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FaceTime camera not connected. Hardware issue?

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I have a 2011 MacBook air whose built in FaceTime camera doesn't work and is not recognized by any app or the system profiler. I have attempted the following to resolve the issue however I have no success.

1.  SMC & PRAM resets

2.  Disk utility - repair disk and repair permissions

3.  OS X reinstall - erased and reformatted and reinstalled.

4.  Apple Hardware diagnostics test

5.  Use of new profile.

I am thinking this is a hardware issue however I don't recall anything going wrong with the machine. Everything else works fine and the camera worked well previously too. Note: the ambient light sensor that's next to the camera doesn't function either.

Any one have any ideas? I have never taken the laptop apart but I don't mind doing it if I have to. Can the camera/light sensor be replaced or does the whole screen assembly have to be replaced?

Any advice/tips are appreciated.

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MacBook Air

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