P67A GD65 - no longer boots. 3 beeps and shuts down

I built this machine a little more than a month ago. Everything has been fine.
i7 2600k
16GB Gskill ripjaws
128gb Crucial M4 SSD
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Used for photo editing (lightroom/photoshop)
Today the computer was in sleep mode. I was installing a ceiling fan in another room and turned off the breaker. This also effected the room my computer was in. Don't think this would have any issue. No different than a power outage. It is on a surge protector.
I turn the power back on and go to start up the computer. I get 3 beeps (not really sure to say if they are long or short. Maybe a half second or just under each?)
I've tried to search but can't figure out for sure what this means. I've read some indication that it could be memory related? I'll remove 2 sticks and see what happens.
It never loads to BIOS. If I power back off and turn back on, sometimes it will not beep. It gets power but does nothing. CPU and case fan does turn on.
Anyone know exactly what the 3 beeps mean?
Advise appreciated.

Quote from: HU16E on 19-September-11, 03:13:57
Yup! That was the culprit.
That really seems odd to me.
So if in the future I have my computer in sleep and the power gets interrupted I can expect the same problem?

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