3 beeps at startup and no booting

hello,
i would like to know what happened to my motherboard , here is a short description of what i did >
i had 2Gb of OCZ DDR3 Ram , after some problems i ran memtest and i saw that i had a problem with one of my memory sticks so i decided to buy 3 new ones (noname/brand) . My PC was running fine (yeah, never touch a running system !!!) then i decided to turn it off and install the new Ram sticks, once off i removed the working OCZ Ram and plugged the 3 new ram sticks in and tried to boot > the board beeped 3 times and didn't boot ! i replaced the OCZ working Ram in (power off, 3 other sticks removed^^) but the same happened, 3 beeps and the board wont boot :( ! i tried each ram slot with the working OCZ memory but still always the same result : 3 beeps and no boot !
i fear the ramchipset is damaged or is there something i forgot/didnt do right ? Also if the ramchipset is damaged will MSI repair/replace my board (normally it is still guaranteed).
Please help i need my PC (actually i am on an old system running a Linux live CD to connect to the Internet, wich aint quite stable since it reboots sometimes alone :s )
thanx in advance for your replys

so.....sadly i have to say my MB is dead :( !!!
i first went out and bought new RAM sticks (Corsair XMS3, dualchannel) and tried them = no results :(
then starting to go mad without a "normal" PC i ordered a new MB (asus P5P43TD since i sadly couldn't find any MSI P45D3 Platinum anymore at my usual retailers/stores i go to), as i took the old board out i saw what the problem was ->
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http://yfrog.com/5sp1020503jx
Smaller :
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the board is still under warranty till December 2010 ! i really hope MSI will repair/replace it for me since i really love this board and I'm looking forward to re-use it and ditch the Asus one !
i allready mailed MSI support who told me to return it to my vendor who in returns directs me back to MSI support :S since the order has passed 1 year (time in which they would had handle the exchange/repair).
So can i hope MSI will replace/repair it or what should i do ?

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