Hardware Installation 
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti User Guide  |  9 
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2  Open your computer by removing the cover/side panel. Refer to your 
computer documentation from the original manufacturer for assistance. 
3  Remove any existing graphics card (if there is one). Save hardware (such as 
screws and brackets) to use when installing the NVIDIA graphics card. 
4  Remove two adjacent slot covers if you do not have a graphics card installed. 
 
 
: The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti card is double-wide and requires removing two slot 
covers. 
 
5  Plug the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics card into the Primary PCI Express x16 
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 ×16. It will likely be the only 
PCI Express slot with a retention lever on the end of the slot or the one 
closest to the CPU. 
 
 It is recommended that you install the graphics card into the primary PCI 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 PCI Express x16 slots. 
Remove two adjacent slot covers that 
corresponds to the PCI-Express slot you 
are installing the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 
graphics card in. 
Install your first GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 
graphics card into the Primary PCI 
Express x16 slot. 
The RTX 2080 Ti graphics card should be 
installed with the bracket facing the side 
of the computer.