Do I pick my nose too much, or does the finger print reader not work?

I wasn't expecting the XPS M1530 fingerprint reader to be whiz-bang technology from the future, but I suppose that I was expecting it to at least recognize my finger after a try or two... or three ...or four ...or five ...or six ...&@#!#$*.

Has anybody figured out any techniques to make it work better... or work at all?

 

I have an asus C90s with the reader but I had a similar problem - what I think happens is it really needs to only recognize a certain percentage of the print. As long as that much is readable it will accept it, any part of that accepted print that was beofre considered unknown is then added to the existing image thus making it easier to use next time. I sued to have to swipe about 5 or 6 times minimum myself, now I'm having a bad day if I have to do it twice.

 

If it makes you feel any better, my 12th grade daughter cannot get it to read her fingerprint either and she has tried a gazillion times. My 14 year old son gets "good" reads everytime.

Good luck, Brad

 

Is it any wonder that they started throwing them into the XPS's for free?

 

I've never had a problem with mine.

 

I've never been able to get these readers to work acceptably. They never work with the first two digits, and it's hit or miss with the 3rd finger or pinky. I opted not to get one with my recently ordered 1530. Nice idea. Hardly perfect.

 

Is there an option on the XPS M1530 to NOT get the fingerprint reader?

 

When I placed my order through premier.dell.com this was an option, yes.

 

The reader on my X60 Thinkpad works better than the reader on my M1530. Here's a trick: Before you swipe your finger, breathe on your finger tip. (Don't pick your nose.) Apparently, moisture on your skin helps the sensor recognize the fingerprint. Skin that's too dry is harder for the sensor to read. Also, you need to press firmly as you swipe your finger.

 

My finger print reader works very well. Most of the time it reads on the first try. You shouldn't pick your nose at all.

I don't know if this affected it, but my previous notebook had really crazy software that took like 1/2 hour of retrying to set up the fingerprints. You had to get 5 correct swipes in a row for it to store it and it would fail at least one, a lot, so I got very specific in swiping. After it was all setup, though, it hardly ever didn't work, like the M1530.

 

Bingo. That did it. Thanks for the moisture tip.

Now Dell just needs to add in a built-in moisturizer option.

 

I actually did a double take when I saw the title. Dude, don't pick you nose.

 

Beat me to it!!

 

one time I try it 20 times and it does not want to work. But mostly with one swipe, it's done. I suggest to wait a few seconds before you swipe your finger on startup. And doing it straight down is crucial, too.

 

Title doesn't seem to fit this Quality forum. Just my opinion.

 

for all finger print readers, even the government ones, require some moisture to be on your finger for it to work. So if you have dry hands, and depending on the season, it may or may not work

 

I uninstalled the software for mine after just 3 days. Even though I had registered my fingerprint and passworded the application, my girlfriend could log on using her index finger. I didn't find it effective at all.

 

Thanks for the advice on the moisture. I'll try that.

I have never been able to get it tow work for me. Actually, I did once, but that was it. It was so frustrating. I finally just gave up on it altogether. But, I'll try the moisture thing.

Not that I really need to use the fingerprint reader. But, I figure that I have it, I may as well make use out of it