Hello I have a problem maybe somebody could advise me---Here it is-- a friend gave me a p4 3ghz 512/880 processor. Can this rig that I have listed below be upgraded:??? I tried replacing the chip out of curiosity and I get a series beeps that sounds like a cheap jingle from a commercial. hahahaha System Info Model : HP/Compaq Vectra VL420 Chassis Type : Desktop Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 (Build 2600) Processor Number Of Processors : 1 Type : Intel Pentium 4 1600 MHz Processors Bus Speed : 400 MHz Motherboard Manufacturer : Hewlett-Packard Model : HP System Board Rev. A04 CPU Slot/Socket Type : mPGA-478 Chipset Vendor : Intel i845 Rev. A3 Bios Manufacturer : American Megatrends Inc. Bios Version : JA.01.01US Graphics Model : nVidia AGP NVIDIA GeForce 6200 AGP Speed : 4x Monitor : Plug and Play Monitor Storage Hard Drive 1 : MAXTOR 6L020J1 Size : 19.46 GB Hard Drive 2 : WDC WD300AB-00CDB0 Size : 28.63 GB Memory Total RAM Installed : 1280 MB Type : SDRAM DIMM PC133 Used RAM Slots: 3 of 3 any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Your system is OLD & uses the i845 chipset. It only supports 100MHz (400FSB) CPUs...you really should check this stuff out before just going ahead & trying it!

Buy a new mobo and ram for u'r processor........or not..........u'r choice