System beeps at startup

Starting today, my system beeps when I start up. When I power on, I hear approximately 3-4 faint beeps. It stops after that. It sounds like it's a system warning beep from the K8N. The beeping stops after those first 3 or 4 beeps and the system boots up fine. I'm confused and have no idea what this beep signifies.

AMI Beep Code
Beep Code         Description
1 short         DRAMS refresh failure
2 short         Parity circuit failure
3 short         Base 64k RAM failure
4 short         System timer failure
5 short         Process failure
6 short         Keyboard controller Gate A20 error
7 short         Virtual mode exception error
8 short         Display memory Read/Write test failure
9 short         ROM BIOS checksum failure
10 short         CMOS shutdown Read/Write error
11 short         Cache Memory error
1 long, 3 short         Conventional/Extended memory failure
1 long, 8 short         Display/Retrace test failed
I have 3 short beeps. What the heck is Base 64k RAM failure?? I'm going to email MSI for tech support here, but as we know, they don't have a perfect record in answering tech emails. So, in the meantime, I'd really appreciate everyones' help.
Thank you.

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