I went to Time Comuters.com and got the drivers for both the onboard sound chip and the micromodem..the rest is history, back online with sound, that's all i wanted for christmas....thanx for all your help guys, it's much appreciated...Annie XX _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://listoptions.computertalkshop.com List HowTo: http://faq.computertalkshop.com To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------