Tpm trusted platform module software gigabyte
Bit Locker is a great way to have peace of mind about your computer data security. At work, all of our machines are typically mandated to use Bit Locker, and it seems like a majority of the Windows notebooks these days that are intended for business use come equipped with a TPM module, enabling the opportunity to use Bit Locker. At home, I tend to have a nice, fast hand-built workstation full of parts from New Egg. Most recently, in early 2013, I built a zippy workstation using the Gigabyte GA- Z77 X- UP5 TH motherboard model. It features the Intel LGA 1155 + Z77 architecture, dual thunderbolt ports, support for a number of nice operating systems, and it also has headers and BIOS support on the motherboard for a Trusted Platform Module ( TPM) chip. But it doesn't come with a TPM module and there doesn't seem to be a lot of documentation about how to obtain one in the retail market. Forums + Blogs I found a few references on forums saying that Gigabyte users are relatively out of luck; others saying they got some traction in learning who builds out and sells TPM modules, but none that fit the slot. Thankfully I came across a post by the blogger Tech Bobbins about Gigabyte Motherboard TPM Compatbility. In the post, the author has found out that the 19-pin TPM modules sold by ASUS are Infineon-branded TPM modules and compatible at the technical level with the socket on the Gigabyte motherboard. Now the problem is: the PCB for the Infineon TPM actually extends the length of the connector, so if it has to fit into a socket like that on the Gigabyte motherboard, you're out of luck. The author's recommendation is to purchase dual USB extension cables and then use these to connect to the motherboard socket. Problem with this is the need to then securely mount or protect this module then from moving around, shorting out, etc., since it would be a loose component. Jeff's TPM + Gigabyte.
I recently acquired a Gigabyte GA- Z68 X- UD3 P- B3 motherboard, as part of a machine upgrade. When I got the board out, I noticed it had a 20-pin TPM header connection (or 19, if you count the fact one pin is blanked). However I could not find any information on what, if any, TPM modules were supported, nor could I see any TPM modules available from Gigabyte. So, I sent a support request to Gigabyte, asking which modules were compatible, and received this reply : Sorry but at this moment we didn’t sell TPM card alone in retail channel I then asked about OTHER TPM modules (other manufacturers not just GB ones, and was told : According to related department, we only tested our very own GC- TPM for TPM modules So there you have it. Gigabyte said they don't sell TPM modules to the retail channel, but do imply they have them, but they won't give any information. Not overly helpful!. So I went searching & experimenting. I found this page ( where someone else had the same idea - they wanted a 20-pin TPM module, and they also found one of the same modules I'd come across (this one but they also noticed the pin-outs didn't match - so couldn't be trusted. So I took a different tack, and looked for other motherboard manufacturers who supported TPM. After a few minutes, I found that ASUS also sold boards with 20-pin TPM headers, AND (more importantly) they sold TPM modules! I downloaded an ASUS P5 motherboard manual (which had TPM support) and got the pin out. It matched the pin-out from my Gigabyte board! So, now I knew I should be able to use an ASUS TPM module, I tried to find one. In the UK, it seems these things are rarer than hens teeth. Practically nowhere lists them, and the two places I could find that did, didn't have any in stock. I ordered one from Germany, but they couldn't source one either, so eventually I.