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    Fingerprint Reader - resource hog: solutions?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Friar_Tuck, Jul 20, 2008.

  1. Friar_Tuck

    Friar_Tuck Notebook Evangelist

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    I remember that there's a thread on here somewhere about the fingerprint reader software going nuts with resources once in a while. Mine has just started doing this periodically (taking up 20% of RAM and 40-50% of CPU!!). I didn't see any solutions to this - are there any? Updates, patches (besides disabling it of course).. Thanks in advance.
     
    Friar_Tuck, Jul 20, 2008
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  2. theriko

    theriko Ronin

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    There is a patch somewhere...I think the new version (already patched) is available on the sager site for the 5793...
     
    theriko, Jul 21, 2008
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  3. vertcobra99

    vertcobra99 Notebook Enthusiast

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    is this issue resolved in the NP5796?
     
    vertcobra99, Jul 21, 2008
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  4. Duct Tape Dude

    Duct Tape Dude Duct Tape Dude

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    Yeah I used to get that with the old version (5.6?) and after going to the new version (5.8) it's infinitely more reliable and looks pretty sleek, too.
     
    Duct Tape Dude, Jul 21, 2008
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  5. MKang25

    MKang25 NBR Prisoner

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    The issue is software related, not hardware so the model wont matter.
     
    MKang25, Jul 21, 2008
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