RH 8.0/Sound Blaster 16 PCI

Hello,

I am trying to get a sound card loaded on my RH 8.0 system with little
success so far.  When kudzu configures the sound card (a SB 16 PCI which
it reads as an Ensoniq 5880 PCI), the OS hangs and I cannot do
*anything* in multiuser mode, much less get sound.  I have confirmed
that the "test sound" makes little more than a click on my speakers.
Fortunately, if I unplug the sound card and unconfigure it with kudzu, I
can use the OS again -- but still no sound (except beeps).

My motherboard is an Intel N440BX.
uname -a results:
   Linux pickles 2.4.18-14 #1 Wed Sep 4 13:35:50 EDT 2002 i686 i686 i386
GNU/Linux

Upgrading to a more recent kernel rev didn't seem to help.

Can someone please advise me on what I should do?  I'd be willing to try
a different sound card if that would help but I'd rather not spend any
more money unless necessary.

Thanks,

John