B75MA-P33 3 beeps 3 times on boot

Hi!
I've just build my new computer (first time building a computer) and it's beeping when powered on. It makes 3 beeps 3 times. According to forum-en.msi.com/faq/article/bios-beep-codes it's "reserved", what does this mean? What could be wrong? Someone would help me out?
Thanks!
Santiago.-
Details: i5 3450, 2x4 GB RAM

Once you verify your system is running fine, (over a period of 2 months or so) you can pull the speaker plug from your motherboard. That way you don't have to hear any annoying beeps. Just be sure to verify the PC is running really well.

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My computer broke down a couple of week's ago and i have been using my laptop meanwhile.
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JStroud wrote:
Hi everyone,
After about a year or so of experimenting with Hackintoshs with the OSX86 community (MSi Wind and Dell E1405) and an enjoyable experience with my iPhone, I've decided to pick up my first Mac. I ended up with the newer Macbook 2.4ghz. As a veterened PC user who had no problems with Windows, I find OSX to be very user friendly, so this computer has been very enjoyable indeed.
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Btw, a running joke between my friends, we call OCZ ... OverClockZors =P.
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