Bought a $1 Orinoco Silver PC24E-H-FC 802.11b WiFi PC Card at a local recycling center, in slightly bent condition. Photo of damage at
The previous owner appears to have had it inserted in a laptop when it got hit, bending the antenna section with ugly results. It straightened out pretty good after some careful bending by hand, and the application of various miniature hand tools to iron out the sheet metal. The PC board inside is quite thin and flexible and appears not to have popped any parts. See
and other photos in the photostream for the after repairs condition. And best of all, it works! And thank you, alk for the website driver download of version 7.2.
The previous owner appears to have had it inserted in a laptop when it got hit, bending the antenna section with ugly results. It straightened out pretty good after some careful bending by hand, and the application of various miniature hand tools to iron out the sheet metal. The PC board inside is quite thin and flexible and appears not to have popped any parts. See and other photos in the photostream for the after repairs condition. And best of all, it works! And thank you, alk for the website driver download of version 7.2.