Adding (not replacing) a sound card

Every previously-owned computer included extra slots for expansion cards - not so my Pavilion HPE-112Y, Product #VT637AAR-ABA. What's worse, the sound handler is not a separate card but is built right into the motherboard - and that device is acting up. I still can play audio files via Windows Media Player, Quicktime, or other programs, but the sound device apparently is not correctly reporting the file type to other programs. This has sabotaged my ability to load sound into Poser 8, which I otherwise could do.
With the help of Poser support staff, I have ruled out all other possibilities (I just downloaded and installed the latest codec pack for Windows 7, which ruled out the last alternative cause. I am NOT missing codecs).
Replacing the soldered-in sound device is out of the question, so how do I add a sound card?
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Milt, any of the Creative Labs Soundblasters should work fine. They are rated highly. However, I have continued to use my integrated sound because drivers for the Soundblaster have been known to cause problems. This is the case with any sound drivers, however. If this is the only way that you can use Poser, give it go.
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