Could you describe the procedure - that topic is one of the longest topics there are....I tried the same procedure with Mint
Also it's ICH5 so I don't have the solutions for ICH8 to use
You have a built in soundcard apart from the sblive - see to it that it's disabled in BIOS
Also check this
http://www.linuxmint.com/forum/viewtopi ... hilit=ich5
or this
http://www.linuxmint.com/forum/viewtopi ... hilit=ich5
Search for ICH5 in the forum and/or SB live