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Hardware Installation
Open your computer by removing the cover/side panel. Refer to your
computer documentation from the original manufacturer for assistance.
Remove any existing graphics card (if there is one). Save hardware (such as
screws and brackets) to use when installing the NVIDIAgraphics card.
Remove two adjacent slot covers if you do not have a graphics card installed.
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Remove two adjacent slot covers that
corresponds to the PCI-Express slot you
are installing the GeForce RTX 2080
SUPER graphics card in.
Note: The GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER card is double-wide and requires removing two
slot covers.
Plug the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER graphics card into the Primary PCl
Express x 16 slot on your motherboard. This is often the slot closest to the
CPU but may be the second or third slot. Look for the slot labeled x 16. It will
likely be the only PCl Express slot with a retention lever on the end of the slot
or the one closest to the CPU.
Install your first GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
graphics card into the Primary PCl
Express x16 slot.
The RTX 2080 SUPER graphics card
should be installed with the bracket facing
the side of the computer.
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Note: It is recommended that you install the graphics card into the primary PCl Express
x16 slot. If you install the graphics card into the secondary slot, your system may not
recognize the graphics card and there will be nothing displayed on the monitor.
Also note that on some motherboard SBIOS, the physical location of the primary slot can be
configured when there are more than one PCl Express x16 slots.
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