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Biometiric Fingerprint Scanner
I'm no having much luck with the fingerprint scanner. I have done the tutorials over and over again to practice consistency. I get better results if I press incredibly hard while swiping my finger. Anyone have similar problems and found a resolution?
Phoenix_123
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March 24th, 2008 21:00
Since I have to press so hard to get it to read I faslo ound licking it first makes my finger slide smoother. But this still doesn't seem to be right to me.
1972-11-14
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March 24th, 2008 21:00
I was having a bit of problems at first, but now, I get it about 90% of the time. Sometimes, it helps if my finger is a bit wet. (I lick it and then scan.)
jodoak
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March 24th, 2008 22:00
The Sand
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March 25th, 2008 01:00
I also had a heck of a time getting it... I wanted to throw the notebook across the room! Once you do get "four" in a row for set up it gets easier. It was the "four in a row" that was the hardest... Now I use it all the time and only get a "red x" very rarely. If you keep at it - it is a nice feature.
Sandy
jcmcgowan
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March 29th, 2008 21:00
Same problems here until I licked my finger -- apparently your finger has to be moist or slightly wet for it to work. Once registered, it works every time.
(Until this afternoon - got an error message saying the fingerprint scanner has to be reconnected to the USB port. ??? It is built-in to the palm rest on my XPS M-1330!?!?)
jcmcgowan
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April 2nd, 2008 02:00
Mine will probably do that come warmer weather. But in cold weather here in the northeast US, my skin gets extremely dry. THat might be why I need to moisten it first.
Then again, I have seen a number of other posts here and elsewhere that claim those users also need to moisten their fingers also.
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April 2nd, 2008 02:00