Pentium D to Core 2 DUO Upgrade question

I have a lenovo Serie 3000-J110, model 7393HDS with a Pentium D 325.
1) Can I upgrade the motherboard to a Core 2 DUO E4300 or E6300 ?
2) Do I need special changes in the operating system, or just change the processor and ready to work?
Thanks in advance.

1) Did you mean Pentium D 925? (Never heard of 325.)
2) What is your current motherboard chipset?
You don't need anything special but you need to take note which CPU your motherboard supports. I did a lot of upgrades by myself. My original configuration:
Pentium D 925 - 512MB 533MHz - 280W PSU - Intel Onboard GFX
Now, see my signature...
P/S: I sold all the used parts online to salvage the cost.
Message Edited by kamweng on 08-21-2008 05:53 AM
3000H Series (DOP 04/2007) - Core 2 Duo E4600 2.4GHz - 2GB 667MHz DDR2 - 460W Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus - ATI Sapphire X1950XT 256MB GDDR3 - Windows XP SP3 - Altec Lansing VS2421

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