I suggest this -> http://www.amazon.com/Manhattan-Speaker-Headset-Audio-Switch/dp/B000K8PH8C
Getting front plugs to operate is troublesome on a good day.
Bob
I have an old Dell and the sound card (Creative) went to the rainbow bridge. I bought a Xonar DG after reading a lot of reviews, installed it, hooked into my 4.1 system, and everything worked great and sound great.

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