I have just bought an AIO 700, and was planning to use it dually as a monitor for my old PC (HP Pavilion running Vista Home Premium, with HDMI from NVIDIA GEFORCE GT120) for a period, while I move apps across from old to new PC over several weeks.

I got over the first hurdle (Quick Setup Guide mislabels HDMI in and HDMI out the wrong way round!!!)

I got over the second hurdle (buy HDMI 1.4-compatible cable)

I am stuck at the third hurdle.  I cannot get the monitor capability to work.

In the following, description, the AIO700 is powered up but not booted up.

When I hot swap the HDMI output from my HP monitor to the AIO700 and press the side button to switch to monitor, I get a blank screen (though I do not get the little countdown clock saying no videio input).  .

When I shutdown my HP then power it up with the HDMI plugged into the AIO700, I see the HP BIOS screen, and it boots as far as the Copyright Microsoft with the scrolling green bars, then screen goes black and stays black (even if I fiddle with side button).  When I hear that Windows has booted, I hot swap HDMI cable back to the HP monitor, and everything is OK - screen display is normal.  I SEE IN DEVICE MANAGER THAN A NEW ENTRY FOR GENERIC PNP MONITOR has been created, so my Vista system has tried to recognise the AIO700 as a monitor, but presumably hasn't succeeded in setting it up properly.

I am starting to think I need a driver for the AIO700 monitor in my Vista system, which is disappointing.  Can anyone advise if this is a correct diagnosis, suggest where I can get one, or suggest alternative diagnoses/courses of action?  I do not have room on my desk for 2 23-inch monitors, so it's very important to me to get this working.

I have tried setting various diofferent resolutions in my NVIDIA control panel before shutting down or hot swapping, but I now think that's not relevant, as the AIO700 should be detected as a new monitor and appropriate resolution set.

NB when I plug the HDMI output of a TV set-top box into the AIO700, the TV appears to display fine.  

All suggestions gratefully received.....

Hi,

I've got A740, less than a week...

similar problem, but...

with an Asus EEEpc HDMI works fine, hot swap, i didn't try to push pw button(the only one button I have).

The A740  I've got  is the QHD (3840x2160)

Trying to connect a mini pc android ... mk808 (maybe) , it doesn't work. 

I'm thinking about the resolution outpu of the hdmi.

mk808 is setted on HD(1280x720) 60Hz ... i can try 50Hz but i have no many choice. Maybe 1920x1080 but not more.

Further investigation in the weekend.

P.s. Not the same argument but... NFC sounds loud but no images were transferred....

Regarding AIO 700, took me an hour to figure out! Here's what you need to do:

1) Turn the Lenovo computer off

2) Plug the HDMI cable to #7 (All the way to the right if you are facing the back of the computer). The quick-start guide seems to be incorrect.

3) Now return back to the front of the screen, on the right bottom of the monitor is the power  button. Above it is tiny silver button that allows you to select Monitor and PC mode. Press that for 2 sec.

The quick start users guide doesn't explain much about monitor/pc mode. I think they should add something about it. 

Hi, 

I am connecting Lenovo AIO 700 as an external monitor my DELL laptop.

I followed your instruction as below

• Switched off my AIO & LAPTOP
• Connected the HDMI cable with AIO to LAPTOP
•  Switched on my Laptop first
• Pressed the tiny silver (button) switch in the AIO located slightly above the power on/off button.
• Nothing showed up.
• Power ON the AIO
• Again, pressed the tiny silver switch in the AIO. A clock icon showed with 10 sec (count down).
• AIO completes the count down and goes back to normal Desktop screen.

Anything else i can do here ?  Thank you.

I just got an AIO 700 to use as a monitor for my tower. Is touchscreen still available when just being used as a monitor, or only when AIO is being used. Touchscreen currently does not work for me unless I’m in AIO 

thank you!

I was searching several weeks until finally find your solution!!!!  

WOO HOO!!! THANK YOU! 

hello
it is possible to connected also wireless?