Thanks so much for all of your responses. I've tried all of them twice but there is stilll nothing showing up in BIOS that says it's associated with audio, sound or anything else even close in Advanced or anywhere else! When I go to I/O configuration, there is nothing there associated with the aforementioned systems. I even read somewhere that if the modem is using some of these systems, it will have to be disabled as well. I even tried that. My BIOS says PHEONIX BIOS, I doubt that makes any difference but thought I'd mention it. If ya'll are ready to give up on this, I'll understand. Thanks for your quick and informative responses.