Re: [tboot-devel] GS45 chipset support?

[Cihula, J. <jos...@in...>]

> From: Jonathan M. McCune [mailto:jon...@cm...]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 7:20 AM
>
> Hello list,
>
> What is the difference between the GS45 and GM45 chipsets?  I.e., will
> the GM45 sinit module work on a system with the GS45 chipset? If not,
> are there plans to release an sinit module for the GS45 chipset?
>
> I looked here
> (http://www.intel.com/Products/Notebook/Chipsets/GS45/GS45-overview.htm)
> and here
> (http://www.intel.com/products/notebook/chipsets/gm45/gm45-overview.htm)
> and they look quite similar.
>
> Thanks,
> -Jon

Unfortunately, the Intel web site doesn't do the best job of making the differences in products clear.  According to one of our support folks, the GS45 is for Small Form Factor systems and it only supports 800 and 1066MHZ FSBs and does not support dual independent displays.  The GM45 is for regular form factor systems and supports 667/800/and 1066MHz FSBs.  There are other differences as well.

The GS45 does not support Intel(R) TXT.

Joe