audio devices

The "Headphones" entry in my audio devices' list is no longer there once my PC boots back up after sleep mode, leading to me having to restart to have the headphone entry reappear. I'm guessing there's an option in power settings, registry or system services that prevents the device from waking...

I have an analog receiver connected to a laptop via an RCA to 3.5mm jack adapter then a 15 or so ft 3.5mm cord running to the laptop. The speakers that are connected to the receiver, when on the laptop's input, play FM radio.. even when the FM antenna is pulled from the receiver. Recently, I ran...