Could this possibly be the only socket-775 motherboard based on ICH5R and with Win-98 drivers? AOpen i865PEa-7ILFR http://www4.shopping.com/xPF-AOpen-i865PEa-7ILFR http://www.motherboards.org/mobot/motherbo.../i865PEa-7ILFR/ I can't find that motherboard on A-Open's web site, but it is mentioned here as a varient of the i865PEa-7IF: ftp://asftp.aopen.com.tw/pub/manual/mb/i8...a7ilfr-ol-e.pdf Are win-98 drivers for the 7.1 sound component being offered by A-Open? i865PEa-7IF Driver Realtek Avance AC97 Audio Driver R3.66 12/21/2004 Realtek AC'97 Audio Driver. OS Support:WinXP, Win98SE, WinME, Win2000 --------------------- Realtek Avance AC97 Audio Driver R269601USA8 8/14/2004 Realtek Avance AC97 Audio Driver Patch for windows 98se. OS Support:Win98SE --------------------- Intel Chipset Software Installation Driver R5.11.1002 PV 8/14/2004 Intel Chipset driver. OS Support:WinXP, Win98SE, WinME, Win2000 --------------------- Intel Extreme Graphic Driver R13.6.1.3732 PV 8/14/2004 Intel Extreme Graphic Driver. OS Support:WinXP, Win98SE, WinME, Win2000 --------------------- Realtek Avance AC97 Audio Driver R3.60 8/10/2004 Realtek Avance AC97 Audio Driver. OS Support:WinXP, Win98SE, WinME, Win2000 --------------------- Intel Chipset Software Installation Driver R6.0.1.1002 PV 7/16/2004 OS Support:WinXP, Win2000 http://www.dirfile.com/aopen_i865gm_7l_int...0_1_1002_pv.htm There is a win-98se directory in that R6 driver set, and: Target Chipset#: Intel® E7520 & Intel® 915G/P/GV ----------------------- Intel USB 2.0 Driver R1.1.0.2 4/16/2003 OrangeWare/Intel USB 2.0 Driver for Win98SE/ME OS Support:WinXP, Win98SE, WinME, Win2000