Probably not a lot of help to you but I've been using a 2496 for a
couple of years with no problems at all. First on a noname 32bit
machine with Mandrake 9.1, now on a 64bit dual core machine built
especially for audio with 64studio.
Yes, I forgot to mention that I'd had a motherboard swap since getting
the card. I'm starting to suspect the card, not the motherboard or software.
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Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA **
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