[newbie] mandrake 7.1 vs sound

[rjaallen]

hello   i am a newbie and i have a problem.   i have a cmi 8330 cs sound card which is supported by linux, but the problem i am running into is that i can not get any sound out of my system. i go to the configuration program and get errors, (which i do not understand) i have tried to change the settings for the card and still keep getting the errors. i know that it sees the card and states what kind of card it is i have also enabled sound for the x desktop, but alas, no sound. is there something else i need to do, something i need to download. (i.e. css) if there is, what it tar and gunzip and where do i get them if this is what i need.   please help, i really want to learn linux and try to get away from microsoft windows as much as i can. thank you     rick