X230 Fingerprint reader Always ON?

[Harleymhs]

Hey guys, is it NORMAL for the fingerprint reader LED to be flashing even when the X230 is turned off? When I swipe my finger when the unit is off it actually turns on and goes into windows! Im Running Win 8 .. Thanks for any replies!!

[USSS]

On my X230 Tablet, the Fingerprint Reader has always flashed when it is off and when it is in Sleep Mode.

The only time it hasn't flashed -- and this behavior has NOT been consistent -- is when my system has crashed (BSOD) and I have to do a hard power off. I believe the reason it may not flash under this circumstance is because Windows has to reboot in order to recover from the crash/BSOD.

AFAIK, yours is normal behavior.

[rkawakami]

This concerns a T410 but may apply to the X230: http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... 08#p738108