The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Fingerprint Reader HEL80

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by spizzak, Nov 12, 2006.

  1. spizzak

    spizzak Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    195
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Hey, I got my HEL80 a few days ago and I cant seem to figure out how to use the fingerprint reader... what program do you use to use it and how. Thanks
     
    spizzak, Nov 12, 2006
    #1
  2. chrisyano

    chrisyano Hall Monitor NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    956
    Messages:
    5,504
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    Have you installed the driver from the CD?

    It's the Softex program.
     
    chrisyano, Nov 12, 2006
    #2
  3. spizzak

    spizzak Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    195
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Yes i have
     
    spizzak, Nov 12, 2006
    #3
  4. chrisyano

    chrisyano Hall Monitor NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    956
    Messages:
    5,504
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    Get into the OmniPass Control Center. It should be fairly straight-forward to setup an account. Some people do get frustrated trying to register their fingerprints though--it can be a little picky.

    One note: It helps to have a Windows log-in password set up before setting up the OmniPass. Otherwise, create a whole new profile to use with OmniPass. There can be some intricate issues in that area.
     
    chrisyano, Nov 12, 2006
    #4
  5. spizzak

    spizzak Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    195
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I've set up an omnipass account but it doesn't ask for calibration or even mention it anywhere
     
    spizzak, Nov 12, 2006
    #5
  6. spizzak

    spizzak Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    195
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Is there something I'm missing.. I use the omnipass thing to log onto my account, and I can encrypt folders with omnipass but it doesn't mention a fingerprint reader
     
    spizzak, Nov 12, 2006
    #6
  7. chrisyano

    chrisyano Hall Monitor NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    956
    Messages:
    5,504
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    When you set it up, did you register any fingerprints?
     
    chrisyano, Nov 12, 2006
    #7
  8. spizzak

    spizzak Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    195
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    No I was never prompted to do anything to do with the fingerprint reader
     
    spizzak, Nov 12, 2006
    #8
  9. spizzak

    spizzak Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    195
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I tried adding it through the enrollment wizard but it says that there are no devices connected to it. I've reinstalled the drivers like 3 times and the fingerprint reader shows up under program files.. any other ideas?
     
    spizzak, Nov 12, 2006
    #9
  10. Viriiguy

    Viriiguy Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    19
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I would like to find a way to use the fingerprint reader to secure the BIOS of the laptop. Like a boot up password. So no one can boot to the OS even in safe mode without my fingerprint.
     
    Viriiguy, Dec 13, 2006
    #10
  11. csinth

    csinth Snitch?

    Reputations:
    181
    Messages:
    1,277
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    cant you make a bios password?
     
    csinth, Dec 13, 2006
    #11
  12. Viriiguy

    Viriiguy Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    19
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    It is not just a matter of a boot up password, which I always have... It is the coolness factor of NEEDING a fingerprint to be able to make the system boot at all :) However, I believe the system would have to have support for fingerprints built into the BIOS for that to happen.
     
    Viriiguy, Dec 14, 2006
    #12
  13. pyro9219

    pyro9219 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    371
    Messages:
    1,407
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    You figured it out...
    Unfortunatly it would require a much larger ROM capacity in order to fit both the driver and application for hardware level support. Since you seem to be overly :p interested in security, make sure you have TPM enabled :D
     
    pyro9219, Dec 14, 2006
    #13