I have a Compaq presario with audio chip on the motherboard. The chip is ES1869. Previous advice got me this far ... I load the module with 'modprobe sb esstype=1869.' I get this error: ESS chip ES1869 specified kernel: sb: Interrupt test of IRQ7 failed - Probable IRQ conflict. The utility 'saytime' works, but with long delays between words. I can identify no cards using IRQ 7. My ethernet card uses IRQ 11. Can anyone help me troubleshoot? Thanks much, Russ