fingerprint sensor on T40

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orck · #1 Post by **orck** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 3:28 pm

I own a T40 2373-42G
and I want to put on it the palmrest with the fingerprint sensor
does any of you know if the mainboard will recognise this accesory?

(I am talking about the sensor into the palmrest not any usb style sensor)

cmarti · #2 Post by **cmarti** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:22 pm

It won't work because the motherboards that supports it are different from the one you have.

Sorry.

lithium726 · #3 Post by **lithium726** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:40 pm

yup, youll have to pick up a T42 board with support for the reader in order to use it, unfortunatly.

colryn · #4 Post by **colryn** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:30 am

lithium726 wrote:yup, youll have to pick up a T42 board with support for the reader in order to use it, unfortunatly.

I have a T42P. So all I have to do is get a new palmrest with the FP sensor and software to get it to work?

cmarti · #5 Post by **cmarti** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:37 am

If your lappy doesn't come with fingerprint reader you will have to replace the mobo.

rssb · #6 Post by **rssb** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:26 am

Or go with a USB finger print reader... but the power on security needs bios support which is not yet available.

lithium726 · #7 Post by **lithium726** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:11 am

colryn wrote:
lithium726 wrote:yup, youll have to pick up a T42 board with support for the reader in order to use it, unfortunatly.
I have a T42P. So all I have to do is get a new palmrest with the FP sensor and software to get it to work?

no. you need a T42 board which has support for the reader, not all of them did. If your system didnt have it in the first place, you need a new board.

colryn · #8 Post by **colryn** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:13 am

lithium726 wrote:
colryn wrote: I have a T42P. So all I have to do is get a new palmrest with the FP sensor and software to get it to work?
no. you need a T42 board which has support for the reader, not all of them did. If your system didnt have it in the first place, you need a new board.

That stinks. I wanted to tinker with that option. I am not going to replace my board for that. It is not worth it.

Thanks to all....

fingerprint sensor on T40

fingerprint sensor on T40

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