Mac Sound Volume Resetting?

I have just got myself a new Mini Mac and I have been setting it up for past few days. So far the only odd thing I have noticed is that every time I restart or shut down the volume will reset back to about 60% even though I have turned it up or down, is this normal or is there some setting that I have missed somewhere?
Its not really much of a problem just a bit annoying as I have to turn up the volume each time I open up iTunes.
Has any one else had this problem or is there some strange Unix command I can tweak somewhere?
Cheers for any help!

Here is a solution/workaround.
1. Open up Script Editor.
2. Type in the following:
set volume 7
3. Save as type "application" with the name "SetVolumeToMax" (or similar).
4. Open up System Preferences->Accounts->Login Items.
5. Add your new script as a hidden login item.
Possible volume values are in the range 0 to 7.

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