hda_nid_t conn[STAC92HD83_DAC_COUNT + 1];
        int err;
        int num_dacs;
-       hda_nid_t nid;
 
        spec  = kzalloc(sizeof(*spec), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (spec == NULL)
                return err;
        }
 
-       switch (spec->board_config) {
-       case STAC_DELL_S14:
-               nid = 0xf;
-               break;
-       default:
-               nid = 0xe;
-               break;
-       }
-
-       num_dacs = snd_hda_get_connections(codec, nid,
+       /* docking output support */
+       num_dacs = snd_hda_get_connections(codec, 0xF,
                                conn, STAC92HD83_DAC_COUNT + 1) - 1;
-       if (num_dacs < 0)
-               num_dacs = STAC92HD83_DAC_COUNT;
-
-       /* set port X to select the last DAC
-        */
-       snd_hda_codec_write_cache(codec, nid, 0,
+       /* skip non-DAC connections */
+       while (num_dacs >= 0 &&
+                       (get_wcaps_type(get_wcaps(codec, conn[num_dacs]))
+                                       != AC_WID_AUD_OUT))
+               num_dacs--;
+       /* set port E and F to select the last DAC */
+       if (num_dacs >= 0) {
+               snd_hda_codec_write_cache(codec, 0xE, 0,
+                       AC_VERB_SET_CONNECT_SEL, num_dacs);
+               snd_hda_codec_write_cache(codec, 0xF, 0,
                        AC_VERB_SET_CONNECT_SEL, num_dacs);
+       }
 
        codec->proc_widget_hook = stac92hd_proc_hook;