How can I reduce the time it takes to render my clips?

I'm working on a MacBook Pro, 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2Duo machinewith 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, usinf Final Cut Pro 6. In my current project I have one clip that's about 40 minutes long. I recorded separate audio on a Zoom H4n and the audio clip is even longer. I am going to try to sync up certain sections of these clips and replace the audio from the camera. But right now, my computer seems to be choking on these files. I know there is a way to edit at less-than-full resolution, and then output later at full resolution, but I don't remember how to do this. Any suggestions?
What I really want to do is ask the boss for a more powerful computer, but, budgets being what they are, I need to make sure I've tried every trick in the book first to get the most out of my current setup!
Thanks!

OK, let me back up a bit and make sure I'm thinking correctly about what I've done. I'll answer Shane's questions here, too.
The video clips were shot on a Panasonic PV-GS500. They are DV Movies - DV/DVCPRO - NTSC. I brought them into iMovie, then I stored them on my desktop and transferred one of them into my FCP project, which is on the external drive I mentioned above. The wav file from the H4n is also stored on my desktop, though I imported it into the project.
Is my project still referencing the original video and audio clips from my desktop? I can see how that would slow things down.

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