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My computer uses Realtek AC'97 Front Panel Audio.Basically, the headphone jack on the front has had the crap beaten out of it over the years by people jamming the headphone plug into it over and over.Now I have speakers plugged into the back of the tower, and I can't get stereo sound.I fiddled with the front headphone jack, and stereo sound flitted in and out, but never stayed.Is there a way, without getting new audio controller software, to have sound ONLY be running through my speakers, and not through the front headphone jack?Here's my BelArc profile:Operating SystemWindows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600)System ModelECS P4M800PRO-M 1.0Enclosure Type: DesktopProcessor a2.40 gigahertz Intel Pentium 416 kilobyte primary memory cache1024 kilobyte secondary memory cacheMain Circuit Board bBoard: ECS P4M800PRO-M478 1.0Bus Clock: 133 megahertzBIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 080012 12/13/2005Drives162.35 Gigabytes Usable hard drive Capacity40.57 Gigabytes hard drive Free SpaceAOPEN DVD1648/AAP [CD-ROM drive]HP DVD Writer 640c [CD-ROM drive]3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]HDS728080PLAT20 [Hard drive] (82.35 GB) -- drive 0, s/n PFD8V3SESPUXHH, rev PF2OA21B, SMART Status: HealthyWDC WD800BB-00FJA0 [Hard drive] (80.03 GB) -- drive 1, s/n WD-WCAJ91924790, rev 13.03G13, SMART Status: HealthyMemory Modules c,d1024 Megabytes Installed MemorySlot 'DIMM0' has 1024 MBSlot 'DIMM1' is EmptyControllersStandard floppy disk controllerPrimary IDE Channel [Controller]Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]VIA Bus Master IDE ControllerDisplayNVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 [Display adapter]AOC LM560 [Monitor] (14.9"vis, s/n 40058JA027642, July 2005)Bus AdaptersVIA SATA RAID ControllerVIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (4x)VIA USB Enhanced Host ControllerMultimediaRealtek AC'97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio ControllerUnimodem Half-Duplex Audio DeviceCommunicationsSmart Link 56K Voice ModemD-Link AirPlus G DWL-G510 Wireless PCI Adapter(rev.B)Physical Address: 00:11:95:BD:17:37VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet AdapterNetworking Dns Servers: 192.168.2.168.105.28.1168.105.29.1168.105.28.12Oth er Deviceshp psc 1200 seriesStandard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 KeyboardMicrosoft PS/2 Mousepsc 1200 (DOT4USB)USB Composite DeviceUSB Printing SupportUSB Root Hub (5x)