That Asus TPM module works with a number of motherboards without issue, as the connector is fairly standard. Only have one board (an ASRock miniITX server board) that has a different header.

I'm running Vista Ultimate on a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R mobo, which apparently doesn't have a TPM on it. According to Microsoft I can use bitlocker by substituting a usb key for a TPM , but I figured ...

Though BitLocker can be used with or without a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip, TPM offers an additional level of security and is the preferred way to use BitLocker in Vista or Windows Server 2008.

Windows 8 is able to work more closely with the TPM. Organizations with MBAM 2.0 and Windows 8 PCs can allow users to encrypt their own devices without the fuss and complexity of dealing with the TPM.

Your system administrator must set the “Allow BitLocker without a compatible TPM” option in the “Require additional authentication at startup” policy for OS volumes” ...

BitLocker, TPM Won’t Defend All PCs Against VBootkit 2.0. By Sumner Lemon. Apr 27, 2009 11:00 pm PDT. ... but it leaves millions of users without the same level of protection.

You can run BitLocker without TPM, but then you’re forcing your users to store their crypto keys and passwprds on USB tokens. More complexity: The system is going to want to look at that key ...

The software giant, in an effort to help stem data losses and thefts that put PC users at risk, will offer a hard drive encryption tool with its Windows Vista operating system.