Problems with Belkin Wireless G Card

Hi, I am working on a Compaq 2100 Laptop and trying to use a Belkin Wireless G notebook card. The card is not lighting up (LED lights not coming on) when I plug it into the cardbus slot and the driver is not showing up in the Device Manager. Ive tried to disable WZC and that didnt work. I downloaded the driver from the Belkin website and it still does not power up or show the driver on my laptop. I even contacted Belkin and they came to the conclusion that "my cardbus slot is not working properly." Does anyone have any advice on how to alleviate this and get the wireless card powered up and working?