X301 and Windows 7

[mspoerr]

Hello,

I installed Windows 7 on my X301 and have problems with three hardware devices.

One is the fingerprint reader. It is shown in the device manager but I cannot find a vaild driver.

The other two hardware devices I am not able to identify.

Is there a solution for these problems? When will drivers be available for windows 7? (I read the driver announcement post)

Regards,

Mathias

[erik Community SuperMod]

welcome to the forum!

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mspoerr wrote:

Is there a solution for these problems? When will drivers be available for windows 7? (I read the driver announcement post)

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well, just like it says in the announcement post, there is no set schedule for driver releases.   drivers will be made available as they are released to the public after testing.

[mspoerr]

Hi erik,

now I got it Would it be possible to join the test team?

/Mathias

[erik Community SuperMod · Accepted solution]

not unless you work for lenovo

[mspoerr]

ok, now I really got it (hopefully)

Thank you for your help!

/Mathias

[erik Community SuperMod]

sure thing.

btw, you might try an FPR driver available directly from UPEK.   they might not have anything available for win 7 specifically but their vista driver might work.   it's certainly worth a try.

[mspoerr]

thank you for the hint, but I already tried the latest drivers - it doesn' work

/Mathias

[mspoerr]

Hello,

I have some news regarding this issue:

The vendor is not UPEK, it's Authentec. The latest Windows7 Beta drivers are available at:

http://www.authentec.com/win7beta32.cfm

But it still does not work. The device is successfully installed butin the Biometric device options the following error message appears: "No application available to manage fingerprint data" (I use the german version, so this is not the original error message.

When I install the Lenovo Fingerprint Software, the device is unavailable.

Does someone know which software I need to manage the fingerprint data?

Thanks,

/Mathias

[shalamov]

http://support.us.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R186441&formatc... 

Dell's fingerprint suit can be set-up on X301 instead of lenovo's package - works perfect!

now fo Wimedia device (that is wireless LAN) use the one from System Update (it show 2 Wireless LAN packages) that has "64 bit" in the name and ignore the second...

Install Auto features from Sysem Update - that wil properly enable microphone

Don't install registry patches and Vista Component updates...

Good luck....

P.S. I assume that You running 64bit version of OS... there is no reason to use 32bit on any hardware that allows to run 64bit....

Message Edited by shalamov on 01-31-2009 03:59 AM

[mspoerr]

Hello shalamov,

thank you for your answer, but it does not work - probably becasue its from upek and not Authentec. As mentioned above, the reader in X301 notebooks is from Authentec

/mspoerr