Dell XPS Gen 3 CPU upgrade question

I would like to upgrade the CPU on my 3 year old Dell XPS Gen 3. It
currently has a Pentium 4 CPU 3.40GHz Prescott in it. The CPU shares
the same socket and bus speed with the Intel Core 2 DUO E4500, which
would be a worthy upgrade. Here's my motherboard and chipset info from
PC Wizard 2008:

Motherboard:

Manufacturer : Dell Inc. (Dell)
Product : 0C8180

Chipset:

General Information :
NorthBridge : Intel i925X
SouthBridge : 82801FB/FR (ICH6/ICH6R) LPC Interface Bridge

NorthBridge Information :
Architecture : Direct Media Interface (DMI)
Manufacturer : Intel (Dell Computer Corp)
Codename : Alderwood
Revision : B1
Bus Speed : 199.5 MHz
FSB Frequency : 798 MHz (QDR)
FSB max. Support : 800 MHz
RAM max. Support : DDR2 (533 MHz)

Can I swap out the CPU using the existing motherboard? Please let me
know if I need to provide any other information.

Thanks!

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