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How to connect my new laptop to an interactive whiteboard???

blodwen89
blodwen89 Posts: 9 Forumite
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Hi,
Bought a new laptop recently as my other one wasn't exactly 'Carrying it around to different places of work' friendly, but with my last laptop I was able to attach the interactive whiteboard cable directly to my laptop. However my new Acer Aspire E11 doesn't have this connector, only USB ports and a HDMI cable. Can anyone advise me as to whether there is a cable or attachment I could buy to allow me to connect to the whiteboards please.


Thanks in advance

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  • Syman
    Syman Posts: 2,623 Forumite
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    the IWBs we have at our school connect via USB.

    What make/model of whiteboard are you hoping to connect to?
    Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today!:mad:
    Cos if you do it today and like it...You can do it again tomorrow.. :p

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  • paddyrg
    paddyrg Posts: 13,543 Forumite
    You might have a teensy displayport/thunderbolt port you can use an adaptor on? PCWorld/Maplin £15-ish
  • Enfieldian
    Enfieldian Posts: 2,893 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Is it an old SMART Board that you are trying to connect to? The 500 series, which used a serial/RS232 connection?

    If so there is a Serial to USB converter available but as the boards themselves are no longer supported by SMART they tend to be second hand and found on eBay mostly.
  • blodwen89
    blodwen89 Posts: 9 Forumite
    Thanks for all the responses.
    As I travel around different schools, there are different makes and models of board, but they use the RS232 connections so I will have a look for a cable to use with that connection.


    Thanks for all your help
    x
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