Rendering from FCE using full CPU.

When I'm rendering a video off with Final Cut Express.... my CPU generally runs at 35%.... is there a way to get it to run at 100%, thus rendering faster.... or might my issue be an I/O problem with the drive to which I am rendering/reading from? Any way to find this out?

There could be all sorts of reasons for this.
How much RAM is in your Macbook? FCE will run in 1GB but really needs 2GB to run best.
What is this size of your system HD and how much free space is left on it? You probably have a 5400rpm drive to begin with, which is a little slow for video work. But a full drive will also slow down your system. Rule of thumb is keep at least 15-20% free space at all times.
There is no easy way for a user to force allocate cpu resource to an individual program.

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