What does BSOD 278 (VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE) mean?

 
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AGP_INTERNAL VIDEO_TDR_TIMEOUT_DETECTED

VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE

Timeout Detection and Recovery failure

VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE is bug check code 0x00000116. The built-in table identifies it as VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE; the useful diagnostic question is what Windows component raised the stop and which invariant failed.

TDR is Windows recovery for a GPU/display-driver hang. 0x116 means the timeout was detected, the display stack attempted recovery, and the recovery path did not complete successfully.

How to read the parameters

  • Parameter 1 can point to the internal TDR recovery context.
  • Parameter 2 is a pointer into the responsible driver module when available.
  • Parameter 3 can contain the last failed operation status.

What to check in the dump

  • Identify the display miniport driver with !analyze -v and lmvm.
  • Check GPU driver version, overclocking, power delivery, temperature, memory errors, and repeated TDRs close together.
  • Do not “fix” this only by increasing TDR registry values; that can hide the timeout while leaving the graphics hang unresolved.

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