Debug TDRs and device removal

To diagnose a timeout detection and recovery (TDR) or device removal, use these tools:

To turn on DRED for an app that PIX launches or attaches to, select Enable DRED Logging in the Launch Process or Attach To Process dialog.

Screenshot of the Launch Process dialog with GPU Capture selected and the Enable DRED Logging check box selected.

Device removal in GPU captures (deprecated)

PIX used to offer limited analysis of GPU captures that contained a device removal. DRED and DirectX dump files supersede that functionality, and it's deprecated.