[SOLVED] Need 17 pin TPM chip for ASRock X399 Taichi sTR4 motherboard

[Balic Blackthorn]

I have this motherboard: https://www.newegg.com/asrock-x399-taichi/p/N82E16813157785?Item=N82E16813157785

I am trying to find a TPM chip that is compatible with it. The manual says it is a 17 pin slot. Newegg has several "forASRock" TPM chips, but none I see are 17 pin.

I've never had/installed a TPM before, so I don't know what does or doesn't make one compatible with a given board aside from the # of pins. Can I just plug in any 17 pin TPM chip? If not, any suggestions on where to look for a compatible one?

Thanks.

 

[hotaru.hino]

If this is the manual you're talking about, I'm not seeing any mentioning of a TPM port. It does mention there's an fTPM option in the UEFI configuration.

 

[Balic Blackthorn]

Crap, you're right. I was looking at the manual for the X399M.

Bloody hell. I don't want to have to build a new computer just to install windows 11 next year when support ends for 10...

 

[USAFRet]

Crap, you're right. I was looking at the manual for the X399M.

Bloody hell. I don't want to have to build a new computer just to install windows 11 next year when support ends for 10...

fTPM is the whole TPM functionality in firmware. Hence, the f.
You do not need to buy a new board for Win 11.

 

[Balic Blackthorn]

fTPM is the whole TPM functionality in firmware. Hence, the f.
You do not need to buy a new board for Win 11.

Oh! Sweet. Thanks much, friend.

I used to not be this dumb about hardware 😛

 

[hotaru.hino]

While the CPUs that work with the motherboard have a fTPM option, unfortunately Microsoft in their infinite wisdom doesn't officially support the non Pro Threadrippers for some reason: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/w...supported/windows-11-supported-amd-processors

There's ways around this, but you may not be able to install Windows 11 on that platform without going through those hoops.

 

[Balic Blackthorn]

While the CPUs that work with the motherboard have a fTPM option, unfortunately Microsoft in their infinite wisdom doesn't officially support the non Pro Threadrippers for some reason: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/w...supported/windows-11-supported-amd-processors

There's ways around this, but you may not be able to install Windows 11 on that platform without going through those hoops.

Oh ffs. I guess I'll have to research what those hoops are.

 

[artk2219]

Oh ffs. I guess I'll have to research what those hoops are.

You could try these steps to upgrade if you aren't using a 2000 series thread ripper chip. As always, make a backup before you attempt to modify your OS.

https://www.isumsoft.com/windows-11/upgrade-to-windows-11-without-tpm.html

 

[Balic Blackthorn]

You could try these steps to upgrade if you aren't using a 2000 series thread ripper chip. As always, make a backup before you attempt to modify your OS.

https://www.isumsoft.com/windows-11/upgrade-to-windows-11-without-tpm.html

I think I actually do have a 2000 series?
https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-threadripper-2920x/p/N82E16819113545?Item=9SIA4YU9XA2219

2920X​

 

[artk2219]

I think I actually do have a 2000 series?
https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-threadripper-2920x/p/N82E16819113545?Item=9SIA4YU9XA2219

2920X​

Oh then you should be good as is, you just need to enable tpm and secureboot in the bios (you can turn them off after the upgrade if you want). Just make sure to back everything up first though just in case you have any issues.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/394793/what-cpus-can-run-windows-11.html

 

[Balic Blackthorn]

Cool.

Weird that only the Threadripper Pros are on the actual official list on Microsoft's site, but mine is definitely on the PC world list you linked.

 

[hotaru.hino]

Cool.

Weird that only the Threadripper Pros are on the actual official list on Microsoft's site, but mine is definitely on the PC world list you linked.

The article is two years older than the Microsoft page. Microsoft is constantly updating that page as requirements shuffle around

For instance, the non-pro Threadrippers were supported in 2022 versions of Windows 11: https://web.archive.org/web/2022091...supported/windows-11-supported-amd-processors

EDIT: Worse comes to worst, you could just try installing Windows 11 and see what happens.

 

[artk2219]

The article is two years older than the Microsoft page. Microsoft is constantly updating that page as requirements shuffle around

For instance, the non-pro Threadrippers were supported in 2022 versions of Windows 11: https://web.archive.org/web/2022091...supported/windows-11-supported-amd-processors

Windows 11 also supports the entire vanilla Ryzen 2000 series that the threadripper 2000 series is based on, its weird that they removed it from the support list with no answer as to why. Either way, there are several reports of threadripper 2000 users upgrading just fine, and the upgrade tool saying it'll work alright, you should be good.

https://community.amd.com/t5/proces...-s-not-supported-windows-11/m-p/581089#M51660