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    About my fingerprint reader.(F8 Series)

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Yakuzan, Jul 25, 2008.

  1. Yakuzan

    Yakuzan Notebook Enthusiast

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    I would like to know if their is a different software to enable to fingerprint reader. I don't have the Asus security manager(I couldn't find a link to download it)

    I have a fingerprint reader but I got no idea on the way to make it work :confused:


    P.S Thanks in advance, using F8SN-D1
     
    Yakuzan, Jul 25, 2008
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  2. Yakuzan

    Yakuzan Notebook Enthusiast

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    <--Not a tech wiz.
     
    Yakuzan, Jul 26, 2008
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  3. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    the software/driver should be in your driver CD.
     
    David, Jul 26, 2008
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  4. excorcism

    excorcism Newbie

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    I wonder if there's software available to turn the fingerprint scanner into a scroll mouse
     
    excorcism, Jul 27, 2008
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  5. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    I don't know, but that's a very interesting idea. :) I'm not sure that sensor is designed for such heavy use, though. (a FP sensor may be designed to withstand up to tens of uses per day, for instance, whereas a scroll button would need to handle hundreds up to thousands).
     
    E.B.E., Jul 27, 2008
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  6. FusiveResonance

    FusiveResonance Notebook Evangelist

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    not a big concern. the FP sensor contains zero moving parts where as a scroll wheel is all about the mechanical linkages. In laymens terms..if it aint got no moving parts then it aint gonna break
     
    FusiveResonance, Jul 27, 2008
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  7. sweetStyles

    sweetStyles Notebook Consultant

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    Hmm I was wondering how I can utilise the finger print reader (on the M51Sn series) for W.Vista logon. I've uninstalled all that Asus Security crap, but the finger print read just won't come up in device manager, and no fingerprint logon option in user accounts. Blargggg.
     
    sweetStyles, Jul 28, 2008
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