No Audio - External Speakers - Running VISTA x64 Ultimate

I have seen numerous references to this problem in the forum archives... but no solutions yet.
I run Vista x64 Ultimate natively on the Mac Pro - no VMware or other emulation software.
Everything works great EXCEPT audio: I have searched and searched and need an expert.
All OSX, Firmware, and Bootcamp drivers are up to date.
Realtek Audio doesn't not recognize the rear external audio port. I plugged in / out / in etc., nothing. All audio comes from the internal tower speaker.
My speakers use the standard analog jack, they are new Bose MusicMonitor speakers.
Things I have done:
Vista Audio Settings - all ok, all set to max, double checked - nothing.
New Realtek Audio Drivers - tried installing newer version - nothing.
Reinstalled Bootcamp Drivers - nothing.
Reinstalled Bootcamp Drivers (original disk) + Bootcamp Vista Drivers (new release) - nothing.
BTW - the speakers work just great under OSX - they produce awesome sound - so it's not a hardware issue.
Thanks - I hoping someone has discovered a solution!

P.S. I have the X-Fi Platinum.
I left that out in my original post.

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NVIDIA_C77.DEV_0844.3 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G "
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