Unfortunately, you cannot. The system that you were shipped with DOES not and WILL NOT support a motherboard upgrade for a P4. In case you want a P4 system, you'll have to buy another computer, one that is custom built to take a P4 processor, one like the Dimension 4500 series systems. The P4 systems use a form factor that is not compatible with the systems that run P3.

Any other options to improve performance?? Specs below

Add another 256MB of RAM. Go to www.crucial .com. Use their RAM specifier to get the proper RAM. It will cost about $50 and its easy to install. If you're a gamer a video card upgrade would help.

Message Edited on 07/25/02 05:49AM by fredha

For what you would spend to upgrade your motherboard and CPU, you would be better off building your own system or buying a new Dell.

HERE is an example of a high-end P4 system you could build for under $1000.