9 Beeps at start up

When I press the power button, the my the cd drive starts up then winds down and I get a series of beeps. 3 quick, 3 slow, and 3 more quick. Yes, that is morse code for SOS. How ironic. After about 30 seconds, the whole process starts again... cd drive starts up, winds down and the series of beeps. Also, during this, the screen does not come on. I've inserted the install disc, but no luck. I've done the reset steps that the troubleshooting tells me to do, but to no avail. The only thing that I know that may have contributed to this is when I initially pressed the power button to start up, I noticed the button was stuck in a recessed position, like it was being held down. I saw the button was a little **** eyed, so I pressed and twisted until it became flush again. Called the help line, but it's past operating hours. Any help from any one would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

In my case the problem was an unsuccessful firmware upgrade.
It can be resolved with a Firmware restoration CD.
For further details:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303469

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You will have to bare with me as I'm not well up on macs but hoping you can provide some ideas.
Ive had an Ibook g4 for years now and its never failed me untill roughly 5 months ago when I tried to turn it on and I got 3 beeps on start up (apparently no good banks).
Ive looked around and its something to do with my Ram. Ive looked inside and it looks like that i have built in Ram as there are no ram sticks inside, otherwise id simply pull them out and reposition as seen on other articles. Ive also been quoted 50 pound from a local shop to just diagnose the problem!
Ive seen that on ebay people are fetching 80 - 100 pound for faulty G4's, but not sure what to do. So my questions to you are:
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- Does anywhere trade in macs towards a new one?
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Yes, the single motherboard is very expensive so if warranty is not valid anymore then its not worth to spend the money only for new mobo.
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Click on the Contact Us link at the bottom of this website. Ask politely & firmly that you want to be transferred to Customer Relations Department. Tell them exactly what you stated in your post. See what they can do for you. This department jumps through hoops to keep Apple customers happy.
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Gosh I hate when that happens! I've been there myself and I know it's very frustrating.
The first thing I would recommend doing is turning the computer on and getting all of the personal files backed up. That would be my priority. If you already have everything saved externally, then there's no need to worry with that step. Now, there is back up software out there that you can use. However, I've found that copying and pasting each folder individually over to an external hard drive/flashdrive or cloud service is a more reliable way of backing up your files.
Once you have everything backed up, you can troubleshoot. It would be helpful to know what the beep pattern is that you're hearing at power on. You did a great job finding that document. It has a key on it that will tell you what component is affected depending on the beep patter you hear. If all of the hardware components seem to be working OK, you could try reloading Windows. Although, I couldn't guarantee this would help since the beep code indicates a hardware problem, but it well worth a try.
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Let me know what the beep pattern is. Please let me know if you have any questions or if these suggestions help (this could help others with the same issues). I'll keep an eye out for your reply!

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