Stupid me, here I go assuming again that I can find a simple (all I need is 2 speakers) sound card that will plug in a PCI slot and has Win7 drivers.

searching newegg & tigerdirect, I found 5.1 & 7.1 cards (way more than I need) but it didn't say anything about Win7.

looking for something cheap & easy. I'll kepp searching, but if you have a suggestion, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks again!