IMac G5 wont turn on, strange clicking sound

Brought my iMac home from work (where it was working fine). Plugged it in and it wont turn on. I hear a strange clicking like sound and then that stops. Help!

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions. 
You should try booting from the OS X install disc. Then open Disk Utility from the Utilities Menu (don't run the installer). I fear something has gone awry with your hard drive.
Let us know how you get on.
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