The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    does sager 5791 have TPM on the board?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by theorist, Oct 9, 2007.

  1. theorist

    theorist Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    22
    Messages:
    253
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    i just got my 5791 and it came with TPM driver option on the disc. when i try ot install it, it says it can't find the TPM.
     
    theorist, Oct 9, 2007
    #1
  2. SpinyNorman

    SpinyNorman Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    12
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Did you turn it on in the BIOS?
     
    SpinyNorman, Oct 9, 2007
    #2
  3. theorist

    theorist Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    22
    Messages:
    253
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    where in the bios is this? i don't see it at all. cheers.
     
    theorist, Oct 9, 2007
    #3
  4. SpinyNorman

    SpinyNorman Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    12
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    When you enter the BIOS upon boot up, across the top it should say:

    MAIN ADVANCED SECURITY TPM STATE BOOT EXIT


    What do you see?
     
    SpinyNorman, Oct 9, 2007
    #4
  5. theorist

    theorist Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    22
    Messages:
    253
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    i see, main advance security boot exit

    weird, no TPM for me...
     
    theorist, Oct 9, 2007
    #5
  6. SpinyNorman

    SpinyNorman Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    12
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Just for grins, look at the pics of the BIOS screens in the user manual that came with the 5791. Does the TPM STATE appear in the pics in the manual?
     
    SpinyNorman, Oct 9, 2007
    #6
  7. sbussinger

    sbussinger Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    43
    Messages:
    57
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    theorist,

    What version of the BIOS do you have on the machine? Maybe you're running a different version than the rest of us?
     
    sbussinger, Oct 11, 2007
    #7
  8. theorist

    theorist Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    22
    Messages:
    253
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    hi. it says 1.00.00.03.

    i called sager and they said my board was not built with it. weird?
     
    theorist, Oct 11, 2007
    #8
  9. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

    Reputations:
    2,894
    Messages:
    11,134
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    455
    ^^ wtf?? im sure ill be geting the same as you that kinda sucks???
     
    zfactor, Oct 11, 2007
    #9
  10. theorist

    theorist Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    22
    Messages:
    253
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    well, it's not a huge deal, but i just want to make sure nothing is wrong. can you test it for me too zfactor?


    by the way, it does show in the owner's manual.
     
    theorist, Oct 11, 2007
    #10
  11. Kwakkel

    Kwakkel Weirdo

    Reputations:
    222
    Messages:
    791
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I have a 5790, not sure about the BIOS, but it doesn't have TPM either :)
    Not that it matters: I don't have the FPR anyway :p
     
    Kwakkel, Oct 11, 2007
    #11
  12. theorist

    theorist Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    22
    Messages:
    253
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    i thought the FPR actually worked with TPM?
     
    theorist, Oct 11, 2007
    #12
  13. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

    Reputations:
    2,894
    Messages:
    11,134
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    455
    theorist does yours have the fingerprint reader??
     
    zfactor, Oct 11, 2007
    #13
  14. theorist

    theorist Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    22
    Messages:
    253
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    yep it does. isn't that standard?
     
    theorist, Oct 11, 2007
    #14
  15. Kwakkel

    Kwakkel Weirdo

    Reputations:
    222
    Messages:
    791
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    it kinda is
    but earlier shipments didn't have it included :)
     
    Kwakkel, Oct 11, 2007
    #15
  16. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

    Reputations:
    2,894
    Messages:
    11,134
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    455
    not if you buy the clevo version i believe.. on rjtech site i didnt see a listing for it??? i could be wrong though
     
    zfactor, Oct 11, 2007
    #16
  17. sbussinger

    sbussinger Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    43
    Messages:
    57
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    That's the first time I've heard of that BIOS version. Has Clevo released an update? Perhaps there's a bug in that BIOS version related to the TPM module. I can't say I've ever used the TPM module on mine to verify it, but it appears to be there.
     
    sbussinger, Oct 11, 2007
    #17
  18. theorist

    theorist Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    22
    Messages:
    253
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    i'm sorry. i gave you guys the wrong bios. it's..

    1.0.03SL
     
    theorist, Oct 11, 2007
    #18
  19. Fade To Black

    Fade To Black The Bad Ass

    Reputations:
    722
    Messages:
    3,841
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    106
    I can't see this fingerprint option or anything related to it (or TPM) on Eurocom's site. How come?
     
    Fade To Black, Oct 12, 2007
    #19
  20. theorist

    theorist Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    22
    Messages:
    253
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    yo zf do you have TPM?
     
    theorist, Oct 12, 2007
    #20
  21. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

    Reputations:
    2,894
    Messages:
    11,134
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    455
    no tpm here either. sager said it is no longer on these systems, they said none of them come with it any more that is the 570ru or 5791..i spoke with them today..and the fingerprint reader will work fine without it according to them as well..
     
    zfactor, Oct 12, 2007
    #21
  22. Fade To Black

    Fade To Black The Bad Ass

    Reputations:
    722
    Messages:
    3,841
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    106
    Well the TPM is a nice thing. It's improving security. I don't see why they would take it off.
    It's probably a very heavy component :D.
     
    Fade To Black, Oct 12, 2007
    #22