Converting a Windows Device to an RTX Device

The procedure that follows adds RTX INF support and updates Windows device drivers with the RTX Pnp Driver.

To convert a Windows device to an RTX device:

Open the RTX Properties Control Panel.
On the Hardware tab, click the Settings button under RTX devices. You'll see a list of the current Plug and Play devices on your system. If Show filtered list is checked, only the most common devices are displayed; if it is unchecked, all devices are displayed. To update the device information, click the Refresh button.
Right-click the Windows device RTX will support, then click Add RTX INF Support.
Click Apply. RTX automatically edits the RtxPnp.inf file to support this device.
Click Device Manager to display the Windows Device Manager.
On Windows 7:

Locate and right-click the RTX device you want to convert, and select Properties. From the Driver tab, click Update Driver.
Click Browse my computer for driver software, then click Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.
Select the RTX Supported option and click Next.

NOTE: IntervalZero cannot sign its RtxPnp.inf file because it gets modified to support customer devices. Ignore any messages that the driver is not digitally signed or that the publisher cannot be verified.

Click Install this driver software anyway.
Click Close in the successful driver install message window.
Click Close in the Properties dialog box.

After you click Refresh, the driver is displayed under Rtx Drivers in the Device Manager window.

Rebooting the system may be required, depending on your environment:

Hints and Tips

In the event that the RTX Properties control panel reports a hardware resource conflict, the hardware resources that led to the conflict are reported. These resources will not necessarily match the boot configuration resources reported by Windows.
When Windows is unable to assign hardware resources to a device without introducing a resource conflict, Windows reports the device's requested boot hardware resource configuration.
It has been noted that, in some circumstances, Windows may initially fail to detect hardware resource conflicts. The conflict is not reported following the first system boot that follows the attempt to assign the hardware resources. The conflict may be correctly reported following subsequent system boots. The RTX Control Panel correctly reports hardware resource conflicts even when Windows fails to report a conflict.
Some multiprocessor systems may exhibit limitations using ISA PnP devices. You can verify the device by testing the device as a Windows device before converting it to RTX.
When a device is converted to RTX, RTX replaces the function driver for the device. If the replaced driver previously served as the power policy owner for the device, actively transitioning the device's power state, the device may not be accessible from RTX. The RtxPnp driver used by RTX does not currently power up devices, so a device that was not powered up at the time that it was converted to RTX is not accessible following the conversion. To avoid this problem, ensure that the device is powered up before converting it to RTX.