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    dell m4300 - Use Fingerprint scanner as scroll wheel.

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by modsiw, Apr 25, 2008.

  1. modsiw

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    Can the fingerprint reader on an m4300 be used as a scroll wheel? If so, how?
     
    modsiw, Apr 25, 2008
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    No...you should be able to configure the side of the touchpad to act as a scroll though.
     
    Greg, Apr 25, 2008
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    It is a different chip - the HP tablet's is Authentec, and Dell's is TouchChip, so I highly doubt you can use Authentec's software on TouchChip's hardware.
     
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    That's too bad, that would have really been a neat feature!!
     
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    No...I have a 1530, and the fingerprint reader CAN be used as a scroll, you just have to configure it with the fingerprint reader software already installed on your DELL.

    Go to the Notification Area, right click on the fingerprint reader icon, click on "Start Control Center", Click to expand "Settings", then select "System Settings". On the new window opened, click on the last tab called "Scrolling", and there you can configure the speed, acceleration and hotkey for scrolling with the biometric reader.
     
    shawnhao, Apr 25, 2008
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