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It's a long shot, but some laptops allow "mapping" of the headphone and mic jacks. I had one that let you specify whether the jack was line, mic, SPDIF, stereo out, headset, etc. If your laptop came with a driver utility for the soundcard or system tray icon that you never use, it might have this functionality.
As for external soundcards, I have the M-Audio MobilePre and it's okay. Not the greatest, but it does what I need. M-Audio also makes the Transit, which is just a USB box that has line in, line out, and I think digital out. It may work for what you need.
As for external soundcards, I have the M-Audio MobilePre and it's okay. Not the greatest, but it does what I need. M-Audio also makes the Transit, which is just a USB box that has line in, line out, and I think digital out. It may work for what you need.