Hi I'm using the older Epox 8KTA. I'm using an SB Live! Value for sound instead of the built-in sound chip, which I disabled in the BIOS. No problems running Mandrake. It's a very stable board, and I haven't had any problems with it since I installed it last July. On Sunday 03 June 2001 13:18, hosey wrote: > Has anybody on the list had any experience with Epox motherboards and LM > 8? > They all seem to have onboard sound cards. Would they be very difficult > to set up as far as the sound card goes? Here are the url's to the two > that I've been looking at: > EP-8K7A > http://www.epox.com/html/english/products/motherboard/ep-8k7a.htm > EP-8KTA2 > http://www.epox.com/html/english/products/motherboard/ep-8kta2.htm > or is an Asus A7V KT133 & a Sound Blaster Live Value a better route to > go? > > Steve M.