I just want to externally record with my T410, for the love of god.

I record music using a mixer which then has an output line that can be converted into a male connector for a female mic input that pretty much most laptops have. But imagine my anguish when my Thinkpad T410 had a combo jack.
So I read basically every internet post there is and ordered a few splitters (1 male to 2 female, 1 mic and 1 headphones) and I still can't record. I bought the headset buddy, which people in the comments say works for Lenovo:
http://www.amazon.com/Headset-Buddy-Smartphone-Computer-Blackberry/dp/B002SK66OY/ref=pd_cp_e_0
But even when I plug in my mic and headphones, it still records only from the internal mic. No external mic option exists in the control panel. I reinstalled the drivers for this several times.
I am poor, and those two cables have cost me an additional $40, for nothing. Does anyone know how I can solve this issue?!
PS. The mic male output that I'm sticking in the headset buddy has 2 black rings, I'm not sure if maybe that's the problem or not. But this is crazy, I've had 6 different brands of laptops and only came across this issue when I bought Lenovo. Thanks.

I know I have the same problem but only need audio out through a standard 3.5mm stereo jack with enough drive level for external speakers and such. This is the problem buying online. You don't see what you're getting and much of what you won't like is non disclosed and/or required hands on assessment. Its my first online purchase of a PC. I always stayed away from Dell for that reason but didn't expect to get a number of deal breakers in the T520 that were/are bad. The touch pad is bubbled surface and not smooth as it used to be. No way to know that either. Last time for me buying online and these are not worth the price.
Anyway, this should work for you. Lenovo should have provided one in every machine rather than having to fork out  for something.  The typical 2 port 3.5mm is what should be there. This is not progress or an improvement as a few other things they've done.
 http://ca.startech.com/Cables/Audio-Video/Audio-Cables/35mm-4-Position-to-2x-3-Position-35mm-Headset...
T520 Model 4239 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2860QM CPU @ 2.50GHz
Intel Sandy Bridge & Nvidia NVS 4200M graphics Intel N 6300 Wi-Fi adapter
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