Error updating software wont boot up

So i have the latest macbook pro and i had a little extra time in my hands before i had to go to work so i decided to check my mac for software updates and their were some updates so i decided to updated it and it was downloading the stuff and after that it restarted im guessing so the items could install. everything was going smoothly untill it began to boot up it went to the gray screen with the gray apple logo and the loading bar under that after the loading bar was full the screen would go blank and it beeps 9 times then it turns of and restarts again and does the same thing!! this is getting very frustrating. my college final is in this macbook and i need a solution to it asap! please help im in desperate need!

Life would be so good if everyone that owned a computer also owned and used an external backup hard drive. You would never run into this kind of problem that could not be solved by simply going back to a recent, good backup.
But since yo don't have a backup, the next best thing to do is to Archive and Install from your original install DVD set. This will not delete any data on your drive. It will simply add a new, clean OS and you should be back in business since it appears that the update you did is what caused the problem. You will then have to update your OS up to the update version just BEFORE the one you just installed that is causing you grief.
Do yourself a favor and invest $100 in an external HD in an enclosure and do a daily clone backup of your drive and you will never have to run into this problem or many other kinds of problem again. Otherwise it is just a matter of time until you have another drive failure, hardware or software, of one kind or another that puts you out of business.

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