diff --git a/src/conf/cards/ICH-MODEM.conf b/src/conf/cards/ICH-MODEM.conf
index b96b5aaf..855f3a96 100644
--- a/src/conf/cards/ICH-MODEM.conf
+++ b/src/conf/cards/ICH-MODEM.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 <confdir:pcm/modem.conf>
 
-ICH-MODEM.pcm.modem.0 {
+ICH-MODEM.pcm.modem.!0 {
 	@args [ CARD ]
 	@args.CARD {
 		type string
diff --git a/src/conf/cards/ICH.conf b/src/conf/cards/ICH.conf
index 6fc9a5a2..c35c8d02 100644
--- a/src/conf/cards/ICH.conf
+++ b/src/conf/cards/ICH.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 <confdir:pcm/front.conf>
 
-ICH.pcm.front.0 {
+ICH.pcm.front.!0 {
 	@args [ CARD ]
 	@args.CARD {
 		type string
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ICH.pcm.front.0 {
 }	
 
 # default with dmix+softvol & dsnoop
-ICH.pcm.default {
+ICH.pcm.!default {
 	@args [ CARD ]
 	@args.CARD {
 		type string
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ICH.pcm.default {
 
 <confdir:pcm/surround40.conf>
 
-ICH.pcm.surround40.0 {
+ICH.pcm.surround40.!0 {
 	@args [ CARD ]
 	@args.CARD {
 		type string
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ ICH.pcm.surround40.0 {
 <confdir:pcm/surround50.conf>
 <confdir:pcm/surround51.conf>
 
-ICH.pcm.surround51.0 {
+ICH.pcm.surround51.!0 {
 	@args [ CARD ]
 	@args.CARD {
 		type string
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ ICH.pcm.surround51.0 {
 
 <confdir:pcm/iec958.conf>
 
-ICH.pcm.iec958.0 {
+ICH.pcm.iec958.!0 {
 	@args [ CARD AES0 AES1 AES2 AES3 ]
 	@args.CARD {
 		type string
diff --git a/src/conf/cards/ICH4.conf b/src/conf/cards/ICH4.conf
index 64ec883d..11c85a6e 100644
--- a/src/conf/cards/ICH4.conf
+++ b/src/conf/cards/ICH4.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 <confdir:pcm/front.conf>
 
-ICH4.pcm.front.0 {
+ICH4.pcm.front.!0 {
 	@args [ CARD ]
 	@args.CARD {
 		type string
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ICH4.pcm.front.0 {
 }	
 
 # default with dmix+softvol & dsnoop
-ICH4.pcm.default {
+ICH4.pcm.!default {
 	@args [ CARD ]
 	@args.CARD {
 		type string
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ICH4.pcm.default {
 
 <confdir:pcm/surround40.conf>
 
-ICH4.pcm.surround40.0 {
+ICH4.pcm.surround40.!0 {
 	@args [ CARD ]
 	@args.CARD {
 		type string
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ ICH4.pcm.surround40.0 {
 <confdir:pcm/surround50.conf>
 <confdir:pcm/surround51.conf>
 
-ICH4.pcm.surround51.0 {
+ICH4.pcm.surround51.!0 {
 	@args [ CARD ]
 	@args.CARD {
 		type string
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ ICH4.pcm.surround51.0 {
 
 <confdir:pcm/iec958.conf>
 
-ICH4.pcm.iec958.0 {
+ICH4.pcm.iec958.!0 {
 	@args [ CARD AES0 AES1 AES2 AES3 ]
 	@args.CARD {
 		type string