thanx folks
here's some more information (since this is the first time i m venturing into this so i dono much abt this)
Motherboard GA 8LD533 ~intel 845 GL
chipset us ICH4 i/o controller Hub
abd ut says that On-Board Sound is
RealTek Ac97 CODEC
btw how can i know if my sound card is full duplex or not
TIA
a depressed user.