Headphone jack freezes comput

Hello, I've recently had a problem where anything I plug into my front headphone jack immediately freezes the computer. What is funny is that if I do a hard shutdown (ctrl alt del is useless) and try to turn it back on, I get the fans of the computer on, but no feed is sent to the monitor and the power light is not green (although the loading light is green for a while at least). The only way I've found to turn on my computer is by unplugging the power source, plugging it back in, and then turning it back on, where it starts normally. But if I plug anything into the headphone jack, it immediately freezes.
What do you think the problem is?
Dell Dimension 4600
Windows XP service pack 2
Soundblaster Audigy 2Message Edited by dub303 on 2-2-200604:06 PM

Sounds like the motherboard's connection with the jack. Im assuming you're not pluging it directly into the Audigy, but into a port on the front of the Dell. This is a Dell problem, good luck with their support.

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