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Originally posted by Zerotech
The giveaway here is when you mentioned non -amplified speakers. Only old ISA sound cards have built-in amplifiers. On-board sound is line-level and requires amplified speakers (headphone response varies from set to set, but works best plugged into the headphone jack of amplified speakers).
A basic set of powered speakers can be had for $5-$10, a minimal upgrade cost.
Normaly I would agree with you except that I plug my headphones into my onboard audio jack on my own PC and it works fine for me. As far as drivers go, I know she has installed the drivers that came with the motherboard. Maybe a driver update will fix the problem. I was just curious if anyone else has ever heard of this.