[LAU] Problems with Lenovo X61

[worik]

I have a Lenovo X61 I bought second hand hoping to use it for some audio
work.

But when using a USB output device (a MobilePRE M-Audio through jackd)
the volume is very low.  Too low to drive my amplifiers or even my
headphones.

In exactly the same system I use an Acer laptop with no problems at all.

I cannot find any mixer controls that help.

Does anyone out there have a similar problem and know if it can be
solved?  Where I should start?

cheers
Worik

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