ABIT SA6 Integrated Audio Problem

Hello,
I just built a system around the SA6 card for a couple friends, but I'm
having major problems with the integrated audio software. The drivers seemed
to load just fine, but when I double click on the sound controls (als.exe),
the pc instantly freezes up. I lose mouse control and CTRL-ALT-DEL does
nothing. I have to power down the pc via the power or reset switch. I
uninstalled the sound drivers and reinstalled them, but the exact same thing
is still happening.

**The sound SOUNDS fine, I just can't change any of the sound settings
without the system instantly freezing.**

I have not installed any audio software in addition to the sound drivers
located on the ABIT SA6 drivers CD-ROM. I tried to download updated drivers,
but ABIT doesn't have any updated drivers for this board on their website.
ABIT is a pain to get support from, so I hope you guys can help me find out
what's wrong.
Thank you,
Patrick Murphy