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    Tell me some useful information about fingerprint reader

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by flyngromeo, Apr 16, 2008.

  1. flyngromeo

    flyngromeo Newbie

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    Hi..I want to know how to use the fingerprint reader when I first get my T61.
    Is there any thing I need to do ...I dont know how to frame a question,,,Tell me some useful information about fingerprint reader for first time users,
    Any replies would be appriciated..
     
    flyngromeo, Apr 16, 2008
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  2. jooooeee

    jooooeee Stealth in disguise

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    All I had to do was go into the Lenovo set up scan my finger and everything worked fine!

    It is really convenient not to have to type my password every time I want to access something an dis great for loging into windows.
     
    jooooeee, Apr 16, 2008
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  3. uhkordguy

    uhkordguy Notebook Enthusiast

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    does it work for all passwords? on sites etc too?
     
    uhkordguy, Apr 16, 2008
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  4. jooooeee

    jooooeee Stealth in disguise

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    No I am 90% sure you can't use it for web sites just OS stuff.
     
    jooooeee, Apr 16, 2008
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  5. flyngromeo

    flyngromeo Newbie

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    May be silly question..but which finger??
     
    flyngromeo, Apr 16, 2008
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    bri Notebook Enthusiast

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    When you boot up there will be a screen that walks you through the whole process of setting it up and tell you everything you need to know. No need to hash it all out here. There is a function claled Password Manager that can remember your passwords for websites but I've never used it.
     
    bri, Apr 16, 2008
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  7. jooooeee

    jooooeee Stealth in disguise

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    Any or all of them you can scan as few or as many as you want.
     
    jooooeee, Apr 16, 2008
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  8. Han Bao Quan

    Han Bao Quan The Assassin

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    The fingerprint reader on the Thinkpad is premium product. It not only scans your fingerprint, but also scans the electric charge under finger's tissue. That means if somebody tries to cut your finger and uses it on the thing, it won't work.
     
    Han Bao Quan, Apr 16, 2008
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    richardwong Notebook Enthusiast

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    it works with websites, but it causes firefox to crash in vista, at least for me. so i disabled the feature in firefox.
     
    richardwong, Apr 16, 2008
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  10. SCSI

    SCSI Notebook Enthusiast

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    :eek: NICE!!
     
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  11. MikesDell

    MikesDell Notebook Evangelist

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    Actually the websites that you have to type a user name and password to, you can have the option to just scan you fingerprint, and log on. I have my bank account, online forms, and my AOL mail, all at the swipe of a finger :) The only thing that I found is that you have to sign off, and then when you sign back on, it asks you for your fingerprint. If you just put your computer to sleep, or hibernate, and not totally shut it down, it will not ask you for a fingerprint, and you will have to type everything in manually.

    This is just from my experience.

    Hope that helps !
     
    MikesDell, Apr 16, 2008
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  12. ickysmits

    ickysmits Notebook Evangelist

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    Not entirely true, you have 15 minutes to get the finger over to the scanner (bottom of page 13): http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/pdf/Fingerprint_Reader_white_paper.pdf
     
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  13. satellite

    satellite Notebook Consultant

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    how can finger print be enabled in the bios?i mean it asks for password before windows even starts?
     
    satellite, Apr 17, 2008
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