Listening to music in Linux requires that the system's sound card is detected and properly configured. Most sound cards are automatically set up during the installation of Linux-Mandrake.

HardDrake is the main hardware configuration utility for Linux-Mandrake; HardDrake can be used to verify if certain hardware devices have been detected, and can also configure devices such as sounds cards.

This image shows how a Sound Blaster Live! Value appears in HardDrake after being detected during installation.