Connecting a computer

The USB interface of a SMART Board M700 or M700V series interactive whiteboard enables you to connect your interactive whiteboard to your computer. Because the included USB cable provides both a digital signal and power from your computer to your interactive whiteboard, you don’t need an additional power supply.

Ensure that the resolution settings for your computer and projector match. If your computer’s resolution doesn’t match the projector’s native resolution, the image on your interactive whiteboard’s surface can appear to shimmer or be distorted.

Set the projector to its optimal image resolution by following the instructions included with your projector, and then set your computer’s resolution to match. If you need help changing your computer’s resolution, see the instructions included with your computer’s operating system.

To learn more, see the knowledge base article, Getting the best image quality on your SMART Board interactive whiteboard.

You can install SMART Product Drivers and Ink on any computer that meets certain minimum requirements (see Computer requirements). If you have a subscription to SMART Learning Suite or will be installing SMART Notebook software, SMART Product Drivers and Ink are included with those downloads. You can download SMART Notebook software from here: support.smarttech.com/downloads/notebook.

SMART Product Drivers is also included with SMART Notebook 11.1 for Linux downloads. You can download this file here: support.smarttech.com/docs/redirect/?product=notebook11&context=linux-11-1.

Notes 

  • You must install SMART Product Drivers and Ink on your computer in order to write in digital ink and to use touch on the interactive whiteboard’s surface.

  • The SMART Board M700V series interactive whiteboard does not include status lights. SMART Product Drivers must be installed to view the interactive whiteboard’s status.

SMART Product Drivers and Ink software have a number of features you can use to customize default settings for your interactive whiteboard and troubleshoot common issues:

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