Dx2400 Microtower Won't Boot - Beep Codes

Hi all,
One of my users has a dx2400 microtower. Yesterday, according to her, it just stopped working. Upon visiting this morning, I find that when powering on, nothing is displayed on the monitor, the green light on the power button is solid, the LAN LED is solid green, and there is a beep code.
Beep, Beep, Beep, *Pause*, Beep.
It all just sits there doing nothing. I reseated the RAM to no avail, and at this point, don't know what's wrong. I tried to find a guide to tell me what the beep code means, but was unsuccessful. Help! Thanks!
Chris

Hi, Chris:
Sorry. I guess I was fast, but can't read numbers.
Here is the link to the troubleshooting guide for your PC.
http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01385606/c01385606.pdf
The beep codes are in Chapter 2, page 14.
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