Answer these alsa troubleshooting questions, please. After you finish answering the questions then re-submit this page to pastebin.ca and post the new url for this troubleshooting page to #alsa. Is a Surround Sound Speaker System plugged into your sound card? Answer yes or no, answer no if you do not know what a surround sound speaker system is. Enter your answer here: no Have you tried any model options when loading starting alsa? Answer yes or no, answer no if you do not know what model options are. Enter your answer here: no Enter your make and model number for your laptop, desktop or motherboard? [example: aces p9m99-m9]. Enter your answer here: motherboard: ASUS M2N-SLI soundcard: SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro What is the total number of jacks that can be plugged into your soundcard? [examples: 0,1,2,3,5,6] Enter your answer here: 3 physical Number of speakers connected to the sound card? [examples: 0,1,2,6,8,10] Enter your answer here: using headphones mostly Are your sound card's speakers powered by a digital receiver? Answer yes or no, answer no if you do not know what a digital receiver is. Enter your answer here: no Describe your sound problem: Enter you sound problem here: Poor performance when running the Jack tool. This is believed to be a result of using the emu10k1 module rather than the emu10k2 that has been advertised to be the best option for this card.