can r61i handle core 2 extreme processors?

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alitahriki · #1 Post by **alitahriki** » Sat May 14, 2011 5:38 am

hi everyone.im about to buy an r61i because its very cheap (about 120$)
im wondering can i make it work with any core 2 extreme processor??

#2 Post by **Harryc** » Sat May 14, 2011 8:33 am

Here's a German forum discussing putting the X9000 in an R61 using Middleton's BIOS.
http://translate.google.com/translate?h ... rmd%3Divns

...and another thread discussing an X9000 in an R61e -
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/R-and-L-Ser ... td-p/32607

If I recall correctly it will work but you'll get a thermal error, thus the need for Middleton's BIOS.