From: Thomas Bächler on
I own a brand-new P5LD2-X/1333. I installed the Realtek HDA drivers from
the CD (I checked, I had the latest version on the CD, no newer ones
online). I am using Windows XP SP2.

Problem is: My front audio connectors don't work. When I plug something
in on the back, the audio manager (forgot the exact name of the
application) shows that there is something plugged in. When I plug it in
on the front connector, no connection is shown and the
speakers/headphones are mute, as is the microphone.

Is there a way to force-enable the inputs? Note that with Linux
(snd-hda-intel driver from alsa 1.0.16), the front connectors work just
fine.