HELP WITH INTERNAL UPGRADES TO MY LAPTOP

I WOULD LIKE TO UPGRADE MY SPEAKERS IN MY LAPTOP, THAT I HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED, HOW CAN I DO THIS? AND WHERE?
ALSO I WANTED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL FAN AS WELL, MY LAPTOP IS PRONE TO OVERHEATING HOW CAN I DO THIS?

Just as a polite request: Please use mixed case. Using all upper case is the equivalent of shouting. It's considered impolite.
Be sure you've removed the clear plastic strip that covers the rear air vent on the computer just below the lid.
If you believe the computer is not functioning properly then take it to your local Apple service center for repair. All Intel laptops (even those not made by Apple) run hot. It's not abnormal. If you want a cooler computer you'll need to get one that doesn't use an Intel Core 2 Duo chip or is twice as thick and 2 pounds heavier for the heat sink.

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I working in Adobe CS6 Master Suite on a Windows 7 Ultimate PC. I mainly use Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, and Audition. I create very complete animations and videos with many layers and effects (via Boris & Red Giant). I also use Skype to record group video calls (with the program Evaer) for a reality T.V. recap show which I also edit with my Adobe suite. However I have two main problems.
When I render out a 20 minute premier pro project (with several HD video layers and effects) it takes almost 13 hours. It seems like this is very long considering my high end components, and set up. For example I run ONLY my OS off an SSD. My programs are on another SSD. The files I use for the video are on another HDD, and I render to another HDD. I was told by keeping all the aspects on separate hard drives it would speed everything up. Is that true? I also am now reading that rendering to a SSD would speed things up. Should I consider changing my workflow/hard drive set up that way?
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I realize I am asking a lot of questions. I would truly appreciate any help, advice or just a point in the right direction. I have included my current system specs below incase that helps with any of my questions. If you have any other questions or need more information just let me know. Thank you again in advance for any help you can provide.
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(2) Hitachi 6gb SATA III drives @2TB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145473
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Eric,
I would hardly call the Quadro card an upgrade to a GTX 680!
Regarding getting more speed from a faster MB / CPU, since you already have a 6-core rig with 24GB of RAM I would think that any gains you would get would not be that dramatic.
Check out your cpu usage (Task manager) and see how busy your cores are during a test render. I am guessing that the Boris and / or Red Giant effects could be jumping your projects from gaining the full multi-core capabilities of the Adobe software.
Regards,
Jim

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I rang customer service and asked how do I install iLife 08 if I do a clean instal,l as when i upgraded my Safari would not play flash, quicktime or open certain websites. Also I had a very long load up period with Blue Screen which bothered me a lot. (I know I am fussy)
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By the way that is a great feature of Leopard.
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First, shut down your Mac and restart it. Don't just log out. Shut it down. Power it off. Then restart. In System Preferences, turn off Time Machine if you have it running. Also put your system HD in the Spotlight privacy list (aka System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy > Prevent Spotlight from Searching These Locations.)
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