Also, if you're sitting at black screen, it's powered on, and there's no flashing light on the power button then that is 100% normal after a RAM change. You have to let it sit at the black screen like that for up to about 5 minutes (depending on RAM) to let it process the change.
This is also normal after a BIOs upgrade, first restart.
Do not force shut off the PC when it is on a black screen powered on after a RAM upgrade or bios update, etc., with no error code flashing. Just let it sit for a few minutes. You could damage the PC.
Thank you for the answers. Resetting CMOS was the necessary action. I was able to install the 3200Mhz 2x16GB Corsairs in PCIe slots #1 and #3 (white tabbed slots). I could install the Fury's in the black-tabbed slots, but that disabled the XMP Profile and dropped the speed down to 2133 MHz.
Following the service manual procedure is a better idea, but what I ended up doing alternatively before receiving these replies and links, which had a 100% success rate was this:
1. Installing the RAM.
2. Allowing it to sit at the black screen for 2 minutes.
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Clear CMOS before booting after any RAM change.
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Each time you swap ram and boot the system, it will try to configure the ram using the XMP profile.
I would suggest performing a CMOS clear as per the service manual: R12 CMOS clear
If you put the original memory back in prior to performing the CMOs clear, you should be able to boot up properly again.
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Also, if you're sitting at black screen, it's powered on, and there's no flashing light on the power button then that is 100% normal after a RAM change. You have to let it sit at the black screen like that for up to about 5 minutes (depending on RAM) to let it process the change.
This is also normal after a BIOs upgrade, first restart.
Do not force shut off the PC when it is on a black screen powered on after a RAM upgrade or bios update, etc., with no error code flashing. Just let it sit for a few minutes. You could damage the PC.
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Thank you for the answers. Resetting CMOS was the necessary action. I was able to install the 3200Mhz 2x16GB Corsairs in PCIe slots #1 and #3 (white tabbed slots). I could install the Fury's in the black-tabbed slots, but that disabled the XMP Profile and dropped the speed down to 2133 MHz.
Following the service manual procedure is a better idea, but what I ended up doing alternatively before receiving these replies and links, which had a 100% success rate was this:
1. Installing the RAM.
2. Allowing it to sit at the black screen for 2 minutes.
3. Pressing the Aurora R12 power button once.
4. Unplugged the power supply again.
5. Waited 30 seconds.
6. Pressed power button.
-> Worked like a charm