Hi. Once you install Ubuntu to your hd, you can use an .asoundrc file to set the default card for your user account. My file looks like: pcm.!default { type hw card 1 } ctl.!default { type hw card 1 } Be aware OSS apps will still use card 0. If you put the above in /etc/asound.conf, it will make card 1 the default system wide for all alsa apps. Once again, OSS apps will still use card 0 since they write to /dev/dsp and card 1 is /dev/dsp1. Hope this helps. Kenny