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The front panel (mic-in, headphones-out, etc.) should be a part of the computer case, rather than the sound card. So if your case already has this front panel, a new internal sound card should be able to connect to it.




Blake, that's not what he's referring to. He's referring to the hard drive bay patch and knob panel that Creative used to sell with their better PCI sound cards. The SB Live platinum edition, for example.

Here's an image for reference purposes:
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His audigy had a similar 'front panel' control.