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I am currently using the Microsoft High Definition Audio driver provided with Windows 7 rather than the Realtek driver. When playing sound through my computer speakers (plugged into the rear panel jack), I set the volume control to 80. However, my headphones (plugged into the front panel jack) require a volume setting of at most 4.

Volume control set to zero

Windows will remember this setting when I plug/unplug the headphones, but the design of the volume control makes fine-grained volume control impossible (making me wish I had the "Wave/PCM" slider from Windows XP/Linux). Even a volume setting of zero results in clearly audible sound. Is there a way to "zoom in" on the lower part of the volume slider to better control the sound level from my headphones?

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You could try using the up and down arrow keys instead of the mouse.

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That's what I did to get the volume settings of 0 and 4; I'm looking for a way to get more than five different settings (and lower settings than 0). – PleaseStand May 15 '11 at 18:13
Then there isn’t a way to do it with the built-in volume control. You’ll need to get a third-party tool that can allow your to set the volume using different methods. You can probably find something you’ll like with Google, maybe even one with hotkey support. ;-) – Synetech May 15 '11 at 21:37
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