BM,I never thought to check into a possible IRQ sharing snag. I've now been with my SoundBlaster card for so long I'll simply stick with it. On my new gaming notebook everything works fine, but I did pay a pretty penny to get a higher end notebook specifically for gaming. In general I'm a fan of dedicated hardware for sound and video, allowing the CPU to do what it does best without having to carry extra processing. Onboard controllers are convenient if you don't push the system hard and also allow for inexpensive systems.
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