Pavilion g6 laptop with start-up and memory module issue + beeping

My laptop is a g6-1c58dx. I was(?) having problems with my cooling fan, so I went about disassembling it to get into the fan to clean the fan out. So far, so good. I think I'm having some kind of problem putting the memory module back in now though. I'm not positive which side of the memory module was facing up when I took it out and I forgot which of the two slots it was in. However, I've tried with both sides in both slots and still no dice. Every time I hit the power button, the capslock button blinks, the screen doesn't turn on and I get three long beeps followed by two short beeps. I've been trying to find a good picture of the memory module in the laptop some place online to see if I'm doing something wrong, but I haven't been able to find a good enough one. I went digging into part of the support rescources here that mentioned having some video and such which might be related to my problem, but I couldn't find g6, only g1, g2, and g3. So, it's very late here. I've been working on this all night. Could anybody tell me what I need to do to end the maddness?
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