I doubt it: usually sound in Linux is governed by a sort of generic driver which is on the CD. But to get it to run, you need to:

for the live CD

at the boot prompt (the screen says "boot:") type "knoppix alsa" (without the quotation marks)

for the HD install

after installation, open up a console, type "su" <return> (you'll be asked for the root password, which you should enter and hit <return> ) then type alsa-autoconfig.

I did a brief google for your board. Some people say the freezing can be sorted by downloading a bios patch (do follow the instructions carefully and make sure you back up the original bios) from here:

http://www.ecs.com.tw/download/dw_sp...product_id=343

and/or selecting "load optimize settings" in the bios itself.

But the sound codec appears to be an AC97, which alsa should handle with no problems.