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    Sager NP8651 - Fingerprint Reader for PW proteced sites? Please Help

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by grecinos, Apr 3, 2015.

  1. grecinos

    grecinos Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys,

    I just received a Sager NP8651 and I'd like to know if it's possible to use the Fingerprint reader for password protected sites? If so, how and what software did you use?

    Cheers,

    grecinos
     
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    HTWingNut Potato

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    There is software on your computer for the fingerprint reader from Clevo. Just run it and follow instructions and it will do what you are asking.
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 3, 2015
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  3. grecinos

    grecinos Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm able to login to Windows 7 with the fingerprint reader. However, I can't find the option to use it for password protected sites. The Windows control panel says that "There are no fingerprint readers available at this time." I know it's installed because the Device Manager says:
    "BIOS Fingerprint Reader" and "EgisTec ES603". I installed the drivers from the included driver CD. Any ideas?
     
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    I wanted to post and update because I found the solution to my problem. After tinkering around and contacting Sager tech support, I was able to get the fingerprint reader to work with password protected websites. The solution was to install the latest drivers from Clevo's website. Then I installed the BioExcess software that came with the laptop. Apparently Internet Explorer has to detect the plugin that allows for it to start using the fingerprint reader. I'm not 100% sure how it works, but those were the steps that I took to resolve the issue.
     
    grecinos, Apr 7, 2015
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  5. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    Thanks for the follow up with the solution.

    You mentioned IE, did you try other browsers to see if they also did not work before doing the updates.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Apr 7, 2015
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  6. pukemon

    pukemon are you unplugged?

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    Pretty sure chrome doesn't work. Google disallowed unofficial plug ins awhile back and authentec which is now apple owned never followed up with a plug in the chrome plug in store. Another reason to hate apple. And I haven't heard of any other company coming up with something. Supposedly Firefox allows the protector suite to work with websites but I haven't used Firefox in quite awhile.
     
    pukemon, Apr 7, 2015
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