I have fantastic news to report. When I got up this morning and fired the little beast up, I HAD SOUND!!!!
I think I just overstressed it, over heated it or something.....I had left it on for a while, it was a little warm.....
Anyway, it's all good for the moment. Just one further question, is the sound card a separate unit on this model or is it integrated into the motherboard?
Thanks for the response.