[SOLVED] Lenovo M81 Xeon

[Faisal A]

Which Xeon can I put in the Lenovo M81

 

[ChumP]

I'll recommend sticking to the list provided by Lenovo for supported CPUs:

• Intel® Core i3-2100 Processor (3MB Cache, 3.10 GHz)
• Intel® Core i3-2100T Processor (3MB Cache, 2.5 GHz)
• Intel® Core i3-2120 Processor (3MB Cache, 3.30 GHz)
• Intel® Core i5-2300 Processor (6MB Cache, 2.8 GHz)
• Intel® Core i5-2390T Processor (3MB Cache, 2.7 GHz)
• Intel® Core i5-2400 Processor (6MB Cache, 3.10 GHz)
• Intel® Core i5-2400S Processor (6MB Cache, 2.50 GHz)
• Intel® Core i5-2500 Processor (6MB Cache, 3.30 GHz)
• Intel® Core i5-2500S Processor (6MB Cache, 2.70 GHz)
• Intel® Core i5-2500T Processor (6MB Cache, 2.30 GHz)
• Intel® Core i7-2600 Processor (8MB Cache, 3.40 GHz)
• Intel® Core i7-2600S Processor (8MB Cache, 2.80 GHz)

You can find this list in this link
There's really no information on the lenovo m81 motherboard outside their website on CPU upgrades.
These proprietary motherboards are really picky when it comes to CPUs... either the BIOS does not support the CPU or the motherboard power delivery is not up to par.

I wouldn't try adding a processors outside the manufacturer specification, especially on these proprietary boards.

So, my recommendation is to stick to the list above... even though the TDP of a LGA1155 Xeon will be similar, the BIOS may not have support for it.