E531 - When standard headphones plugged into jack, built-in mic is disabled

Greetings everyone ! Lemme start by saying I genuinely feel guilty when my first ever forum post is about a problem/issue, but apparently it's my curse, lol. Per standard rules, I did search through the Edge listing for a solution to my issue, but no luck. So:
The E531 has one headphone jack, however it's apparently intended use is for headSETS ('phones/mic combo). Currently, my only interest for the port is standard headphones. However, there is an issue: when a pair of standard headphones are plugged in, the built-in mic is disabled so the mic on a headset can be used.
Is there a setting or config change anywhere in the E531 that would allow the built-in mic to be used when standard headphones are plugged in to the headset jack? I've played around with audio settings as far as I dare to. Please, any help would be greatly apreciated.
edit: I'm not sure how my Subject line got completely reworded, but I've changed it to suit my topic. Sorry for the confusion.

There is definitely something strange here. I tried to reproduce your issue and if I plug headphones or headset I can still switch the microphone and speakers under Control Panel>Sound.
Have you got the latest sound card drivers?
Vince.
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