Can you crack the case and shuffle the sound card somewhere else? Sometimes PCI stuff doesn't like to share. (the es1371 can be a real bugger.) You can also disable onboard stuff that you won't be using. (serial ports, printer ports, etc.) Some bios's let you assign a irq to a pci slot. You can also fiddle with the bios PNP settings. -- Andy Zbikowski, Sys Admin | (WEB) http://www.ltiflex.com LTI Flexible Products, Inc. | (PH) 763-428-9119 (EX) 132 21801 Industrial Blvd | (FX) 763-428-9126 Rogers, MN 55374 | (PCS) 612-306-6055