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    replacement palm rest

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by am6eric9a, Aug 30, 2007.

  1. am6eric9a

    am6eric9a Notebook Geek

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    so i had to get a replacement palm rest. but the replacement lenovo sent me has an integrated biometric scanner, one that i did not order from. is there anyway i can get this fingerprint scanner to work?
     
    am6eric9a, Aug 30, 2007
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Nope, because you don't have the hardware in the first place(assuming). Kinda like getting a free aesthetics-only feature :p
     
    coriolis, Aug 30, 2007
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    He can't install the software and be good to go?
     
    braddd, Aug 30, 2007
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    He needs the hardware(the scanner itself) on the motherboard before it works. I'm guessing the scanner in the palm rest is JUST the indented slit, without the finger scanner itself.

    It's kinda like getting numbered door locks on a car when the vehicle itself doesn't have the wiring and hardware for it. Simply a aesthetic feature.
     
    coriolis, Aug 30, 2007
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  5. am6eric9a

    am6eric9a Notebook Geek

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    sucks, is there somewhere i can buy the hardware for it?
     
    am6eric9a, Aug 30, 2007
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    If you just have the aesthetic part then you should see a slit you can look through in the palm rest, if you have the hardware then there should be a cable hanging off it or a place to plug a cable in. Past the little device attached to the palm rest I don't think there is any more supporting hardware since the scanners are pretty simple.
     
    Enki, Aug 30, 2007
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    tebore Notebook Evangelist

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    It should just work if you plug in the single cable for the touch pad and Finger print scanner all you have to do is install the driver. The Scanner doesn't need much in terms of hardware as it's a simple USB device.
     
    tebore, Aug 30, 2007
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