Sheldon---Stick to the techie stuff, leave the COMMON SENSE stuff to me.
Below are the specs of the ViiV board. IT INCLUDES A TPM 1.2!!! THE ONLY WAY THE TPM 1.2 CAN BE ACTIVATED IS VIA THE EMBASSY SOFTWARE WHICH IS BUNDLED WITH VIIV!!!
Media Series Boxed Product Codes BOXD945GBOLKR 10-Pack Product Codes BLKD945GBOLKR KD945GBOLKRPAK10 BIOS ID String NT94510J.86A AA # (Altered Assembly) D21420-xyz Form Factor and Size microBTX 10.5 x 10.4 inches Processor Support Intel® Pentium® 4 processors Intel® Pentium® D processors Intel® Celeron® D processors LGA775 package
Note: It is important to verify Supported Processors before using this Intel® Desktop Board. Processor Front Side Bus 1066 and 800 MHz Power Supply ATX12V, TFX12V, SFX12V 2x12 power header onboard (adds one additional +12V pin to support 75W PCI Express graphic cards) 2x2 power connector required Chipset Intel® 945G chipset Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH7DH) 4 MBit Firmware Hub (FWH) Memory DDR2 - 667, 533, or 400 MHz Dual channel support Up to 4 GB Four DDR2 slots
Note:Be sure to review the Tested Memory list before using this Intel® Desktop Board. Integrated Graphics Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 ADD2+ card support Integrated Audio Intel® High Definition Audio SigmaTel STAC9220 5 back panel audio ports 1 SPDIF (Toslink Out) port Dolby Digital Live certification Integrated LAN Intel® PRO/1000 (Gigabit) Hard Drives Four Serial ATA (supports RAID using Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) One IDE interface (ATA 100/66/33) Expansion Slots One PCI Express* x16 One PCI Express* x1 Two PCI USB Ports Four ports on back panel Four ports on the front panel via headers IEEE 1394a One on back panel Two to front panel via onboard headers Trusted Platform Module (TPM) TPM 1.2 Peripheral Interfaces One diskette drive interface One parallel port One serial port PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports Other Features Intel® Quick Resume Technology Heceta 6e Intel® Precision Cooling Technology Warranty 3-year limited warranty