Computer just beeps when it's turned on

My computer screen went black: My screen goes black every time I turn it on I tried a bunch of things but it didn't work. I think the screen was just broken. It seemed to be coming on like normal, just without a screen.
Then I really messed it up. I pulled out the battery and followed the instructions under there to pull out... motherboards? Bad idea. Then when I put it all back together, every time I turned it on it would just beep... a lot.
I don't know if there's anything on the screen because the screen doesn't work.
At this point, I think the computer is broken. But I'd like to be able to at least get the files off. Any ideas? Is there some way I can fix this and hook up a backup to it? Is it worth it to try to bring it in to a computer fixing store?
Thanks!

I suppose it's a memory trouble. Reseat memory sticks or get new memory and install them could solve the problem.

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