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    Fingerprint Bootup

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by pinserz, Oct 1, 2007.

  1. pinserz

    pinserz Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was wondering if there was a program within ThinkVantage that would not allow my ThinkPad to boot without a fingerprint scan? I thought in CSS there was an option so that the ThinkPad won't boot without a password but I can't seem to find that either. Does anyone know what I'm talking about or am I just stupid? :eek:
     
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    That what you're looking for?

     
    odin243, Oct 1, 2007
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    wow never knew this...I am definitely going to utilize this
     
    eyecon82, Oct 1, 2007
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    pinserz Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a T61 and those options aren't showing up in the Control Center. Why is this? It says that all ThinkPads with fingerprint readers can do this, but its not showing up in control center at all. The reader works because I use it to log onto Windows everyday.
     
    pinserz, Oct 3, 2007
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    Yea I don't see it either. Power-on security is not found in settings. Only system settings. Any further clarifications would be much appreciated.
     
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    You may have to enable power-on security in system settings first, I'm not sure.
     
    odin243, Oct 3, 2007
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    Yes. You have to go into your bios and create a password and enable power-on security before you can find the setting as listed in the instructions above.
     
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    pinserz Notebook Enthusiast

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    i enabled the fingerprint power-on security thing but it still didn't prompt me for my fingerprint for some reason. when i enabled in in BIOS it asked me for my password but thats it.. ahh!
     
    pinserz, Oct 3, 2007
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