Power on or startup sound way too loud

When I turn on the computer, the startup chord, or tone, or chime, or whatever one calls that noise, is very loud. It is always loud, regardless of what volume I had been listening to music at shut down. It comes through the internal speakers only, and not the external speakers. It is loud regardless of at what level the tone notification volume is set. It's loud loud loud.
How does one adjust the volume of the start up sound?

You can take control of the startup chime with the Startup Sound preference pane.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/48992
Also, do a PRAM reset after installing the pref pane;
Reset the PRAM
• (Re)start the computer
• Immediately press & hold the CommandOption+PR keys
• Wait for two startup chimes
• Release the keys and allow the computer to boot.
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