[driver-discuss] [security-discuss] x86 Motherboard *with* TPM chip

[Darren J Moffat]

will young wrote:
> Darren J Moffat wrote:
>> I'm looking for an x86 motherboard that has a TPM chip on it.  Ideally 
>> this would be micro-ATX form factor.  This is for personal use and 
>> also needs to have SATA and Gig ethernet on board and be otherwise 
>> well supported under OpenSolaris.
>>
>> Any ideas ?  I found some Foxconn ones but they don't have the chip 
>> just a socket apparently for a TPM chip.
> 
> If you don't mind paying a premium you may want to look at:
> Intel DQ965GF
> (I've not checked how solaris compatible it is.)

Ouch that is a bit of a premium.  A quick prices scan makes it somewhere 
around 80 pounds sterling (166 US$).

> I would be interested in an am2 motherboard with TPM, but so far I only 
> see ones that provide the socket (i.e. Asus has some.)

Yep that is the conclusion I came to as well.

I'm not that bothered on Intel vs AMD but I do want the onboard SATA and 
gig ethernet supported and if it has onboard graphics it must be 
supported too (ie not ATI!!!)

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Darren J Moffat