My PC-Card slot died in the laptop (due to being structurally unsound) from failure of connection to the board. The missing cardcage causes the solder joints to break away.

So... I headed to eBay and brought up this:

ew 802.11b/g Wireless MINI PCI Card 4 Compaq EVO n800c

It's 802.11b/g instead of what the built-in 802.11b. I can't find the original card, but luckily, i will be able to bump up