Re: [OT] Most-requested item in Vista --> fugitive sound

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 Nicholas Bodley wrote: 
> On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:45:11 -0500, Laura Conrad <[hidden email]> 
> wrote: 
> 
>> it doesn't make the sound come out the front jack when it wants the 
>> rear jack, or out of the rear jack when it wants the front jack. 
> 
> My machine (refurb) came with XP Media Center Edition (but no hardware 
> accessories) and Realtek audio software. Afaik, inserting a headphone 
> plug (called a "jack" by Realtek) into the frent-panel jack cuts off 
> audio to the rear output jack. Not much help, but, at least, related. I 
> suspect that software-switched audio takes advantage of very low-cost 
> electronic analog switches; no need for relays. (My audio is probably 
> handled by an NVidia chip; MSI motherboard.)