Final Cut Express 4 insufficient disk space for rendering

I have an iMac with a 2.8 GHz intel core 2 Duo, 2GB 667 MHz SDRAM, and a 750 GB hard drive with over 400 GB of free space. I just purchased Final Cut Express 4 and when I uploaded my first clip and I tried to render it, it said that I have "insufficient disk space to render." I don't understand how this is possible, I may just have a setting messed up but I need step by step instructions to switch that setting or fix my problem, thank you.

There is a Final Cut Pro forum, you probably repost there. I suspect someone with Final Cut Pro experience may have a better idea than this forum which is a general iMac forum. You can find that forum at:
https://discussions.apple.com/community/professional_applications/final_cut_pro_ x

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