pcmcia wireless card issues

[timxpx]

i'm having problems installing a netgear wireless card in my laptop.

the laptop is a few years old [compaq, 1.8ghz duron] and used to use the card with no problem. a while ago the power led stopped going on when the laptop booted up.

i thought the drivers got corrupted somehow, so i reformatted. what happened at this point was that the power led would go on for a second when the card was jacked in, and then go off immediately.

i just reformatted the laptop again [same as last time, winxp pro w/ sp2], and now when i plug in the card, the power led doesn't go on at all. it doesn't flicker or anything when the computer cold boots or is rebooted.

the pci cardbus is a TI-1410 ...if that helps...

i've tried this card in a working laptop and it detected instantly without lag and worked perfectly fine.

is it possible for pcmcia slots to just kinda conk out ?

any thoughts / comments / solutions are appreciated.

thanks!

 

[MYLOADEDMEMORY11]

pcmcia slots can die id first suggest getting another pcmcia card to try anything thats will work with you computer wireless, usb... jsut to see if the slots bad then go from there if it is you can get an usb wirecard- best option