[usconservative]

Have you checked Gigabyte Support Beep Codes to see what the beeps mean? There's nothing indicating 5 long beeps in their codes. If it's 5 beeps (assume "short?") then it's a CPU error.

BTW, when you seated the memory did you push down evenly on both sides and get the "click" when you seated them?

[ducttape45]

I got the cpu after visiting the CPU Upgrade website and going off the list presented to me. I hope I wasn't sold a bad part.

I checked the Gigabyte website. It's 5 long beeps. Other websites I visited said that meant the memory was at fault, and I've run into this kind of problem in the past. I ensured that the memory was seated correctly. I also saw the verbiage on that on other websites and I also noticed how difficult it was to get installed.

I went to the Crucial.com website, researched the proper memory to purchase and bought some. It's different than what I got now so maybe I purchased the wrong kind. We'll see when it arrives. I'm hoping/praying that the fact that I'm getting error beeps means that something is working correctly!