Windows 8 compatibility for x300?

Somewhat basic question, but I can't find any info on whether I can run Windows 8.1 on my x300 laptop. The Windows Upgrade Assistant only seems to tell me what existing software can run, but I just need to know if the laptop will even run Win 8. The Win 8 system requirements say:
Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver
The RAM and disk space are no problem. But I'm not technically savvy enough to understand the rest. My processor and graphics care are:
Core 2 Duo L7100 @1.2 GHz.
Graphics card is Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset
Anyone have some guidance on compatibility? Thanks in advance.

Hi Laryu,
Welcome to Lenovo Community!
I’m sorry to hear that you are facing the issue with upgrading Operating System to Windows 8 on
ThinkPad X300.
We regret to inform you that ThinkPad X300 is not supported for Windows 8 OS, however we request you to provide the MTM number of the system which will be on backside of the system, so that we can confirm on that once.
ThinkPad X300 is having sub models in that, so we can confirm it on MTM number.
Hope this helps!
Best regards,
Hemanth Kumar
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