Volume gain in Windows 7 64 bit is very loud even at lowest setting

Under Windows 7 64 bit, the volume is extremely high even at the lowest Windows volume setting (the one above mute). It's hard to get lower volume sound; it either is loud or none at all. Is this a driver issue? Or is there a gain setting I can use to adjust this?
Thanks.
iMac 27"
Core i7 2.8GHz
8 GB RAM
Bootcamp running Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate

Thanks for the reply. I actually played a little more with the settings after I posted, which seemed to solve this somewhat. (should have tried before posting I guess, but at least I can share this with others..)
The iMac 27" I have uses a Cirrus Logic CS4206A (AB 81) sound chip it seems. The drivers are fine. I went into the standard Windows sound mixer (right click on volume icon on task tray (lower right) then select Mixer). In the Mixer, there is a Boot Camp Manager slider along with the Device / Speakers one. They are normally linked; when you use the keyboard volume up / down buttons to change volume, they all go up and down in unison.
I found that, if I set the Boot Camp Manager slider manually to a much lower setting than the others, the scale / gain is minimised. Playing with this, I could get a more comfortable setting, not too loud any longer!

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Product Name: HP Pavilion g6 Notebook Pc
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