Macbook sound driver issues

Hi all,
I'm having trouble playing sound through the computer's built-in speakers. When I open System Preferences, the sound output box reads "Digital Output" only, when I understand that there should be an Analog Output option there as well. But whenever I plug in some headphones into the audio out jack, or even a USB headset, the sound plays through fine.
I've updated my version of Mac OS X to 10.5.7 in the hopes that this was a software problem, but I realised it's actually a hardware problem. Does anyone have and remedies for this?

It is a hardware problem. You might solve it by putting a non conductive stick in the audio jack and pressing it and wiggling it and holding your mouth just right to free the stuck switch. It works for some people. If you take it to Apple and they can't fix it the way I just described they will replace your logic board in all likely hood.

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