Turns out there is a BIOS option to determine which IRQ, DMA and IO the VIA chipset uses for SB compatibility. Load the sb sound module with those params and all is well! -- Edward Schernau http://www.schernau.com Network Architect mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Rational Computing Providence, RI, USA -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.