Stern Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 After looking at information on microsoft's windows vista site, it seems that windows Vista is going to use a TPM chip to prevent people from accessing your information if you computer gets lost or stolen. If this is so, then new pc's are going to incorporate a TPM chip. Wouldn't this solve the TPM problem with MacOS? Link: Windows Vista - TPM Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2693-tpm-support-in-new-pcs/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeph Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 I would have thought the TPM chip would have to be programmed, so in other words, no. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2693-tpm-support-in-new-pcs/#findComment-17211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stern Posted September 18, 2005 Author Share Posted September 18, 2005 Then again, couldn't one always reprogram the TPM chip? It's unlikely, because of it's nature, but would that theoretically work? And out of curiosity, what part of the TPM chip would make it work on vista but not osx? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2693-tpm-support-in-new-pcs/#findComment-17283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxale08 Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Then again, couldn't one always reprogram the TPM chip? It's unlikely, because of it's nature, but would that theoretically work? And out of curiosity, what part of the TPM chip would make it work on vista but not osx? im not 100% sure but if the chip contains a number/hash or somthing like that maby they use a diffrent number/ hashing system so while you may have simmilar hardware it will know its diff the way i think of it like a CD-Key Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2693-tpm-support-in-new-pcs/#findComment-17287 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwestpha Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 it could be possible to do an xbox like hack. Depending on the placement of the chip you may be able to get at it with a LPC programer. Then you could just rip it out of the TPM chip and (assuming the chips are identical) just flash it over with a few tweaks. Then again those few tweaks would require breaking the encryption or circumventing the device. Also TPM and Microsoft will at first be optional. However Gates does like the TPM because in the future it could make it almost impossible to piret software. At can also make the information stored on the disk more secure. So its a good thing and bad thing at the same time. You have less control over your system but the system is more secure. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2693-tpm-support-in-new-pcs/#findComment-17316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggman Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Actually, Intel sells four motherboards with TPM chips on them. The first three are just there, and Intel warns you repeatly to not use them. However, the most recent one works. If you choose to enable it in the BIOS, it will work with Windows XP. Therefore, I think that TPM chips are pretty much universal. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2693-tpm-support-in-new-pcs/#findComment-17382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Mike Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Isn't it possible to take on of these chips and connect ist via usb dongle to the system? Actually the question is if it is important which way the TPM is connected to the system Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/2693-tpm-support-in-new-pcs/#findComment-17667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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