Tim Downie wrote:

I must admit, I was hoping (foolishly I now realise) that a PCMCIA card
socket might be a fairly generic sort of part but of course, because it's
for a laptop, the manufacturers *have* to make it irrepairable as quickly as
possible.

Tim

Digikey carry a couple of bare cardbus sockets, but I guess the chances
of them physically fitting may be somewhat remote, not to mention the
SMD rework gear you'd need access to...
http://rocky.digikey.com/WebLib/Hiro...1.27SF-EJR.jpg

Lee