Thinkpad x220t Headphone detection issue

x220t
Windows 7 Professional
I just got a new motherboard, and now my Thinkpad will does not detect headphones. When I plug headphones in the jack, no sound comes through the headphones, and sound continues to stream through the built-in speakers.
Things I've tried:
- I updated the drivers and the problem persists
- I checked the SmartAudio settings, including toggling between the classic and multi-stream modes.
- I opened the box to check the obvious connections -- nothing obvious appears to be disconnected, but I'm not an expert, so I wouldn't know how to check soldering or the like.
Other notes:
- There is a USB port next to the headphone jack, which works fine.
- When I plug in the headphones, I can hear the static sound that results from a cable making it's connection. This tells me that there is power going to the headphone pins.
- I've tried both regular 1/8 in XLR stereo headphones and the kind with a built-in microphone, with the same results each time.
At this point, I think it is probably a hardware issue, but I really don't want to put my work machine back in the shop again, so if anyone has an idea, I would love to hear it.
Thanks!
Scott

Actually this made me curious, so I checked out my X220, and indeed it worked like you described.
However, I found a way to change that to provide the effect you're looking for.
In Control Panel, click the Smart Audio icon. This will bring up the Smart Audio panel. Click Audio Director, one of the bottom icons. This brings up two choices, Classic & Multi-Stream. Changing to Multi-Stream recognizes the headphones when plugged in, and indeed maintains a different volume level.
Hope that works for you!
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