Genius Bar Can't Replicate Problem - What Now?

Hi,
I have had an issue with my iMac where it freezes and there are consistently 3 loud beeps over and over or sometimes a very loud screeching noise. I have seen a few people saying this is a RAM issue but the problem i have is the Genius Bar couldn't replicate my problem and within 2 hours of me dropping it off they said i need to come and colelct it again.
What can i do now? When i contact Apple it always says i have to take it to the nearest Genius Bar so if they can't do anything what are my options?
Also, is there anyway perhaps static/ overheating/ interference from other devices could be the sole problem? The reason i ask is that is my iMac at home has this problem and then the other day my girlfriends brand new Macbook Pro started doing the same thing... however, in other places (e.g Genius Bar) this does not seem to happen and is very hard to replicate.
Therefore could there be an external factor influencing it?
Thanks,
Martyn

I'd try running memtest to test the RAM. The "Geniuses" may not have had the patience or interest in testing the RAM long enough. Finding RAM errors can be very tricky. The next time it freezes, see if there are any messages in Console in Utilities from around the time of the freezes. Look in system.log and scroll through elsewhere to find anything under "Diagnostic." Copy them if they exist and and show them those.
To test the memory, get memtest and run it in single user mode, where it will test as much memory as possible, more than with the OS loaded.
You can get memtest + directions from the link below. However, ignore running it from Terminal. Instead, boot into SU Mode, Cmd-s at the startup chime. (Best to startup from a full shutdown.)
At the prompt, simply type /usr/bin/memtest all 3 -L Observe case and spaces.(From this link It will be installed in /usr/bin/) Then hit return. This will run three loops of memtest and create a log in Console in Utilties.
If you want to run memtest longer, which may be advisable, since RAM errors can be very elusive, just remove the "all 3" which will give you /usr/bin/memtest -L and hit return. It will keep testing until you quit it.
If you want to quit the test, just hit control-c
When finished, you can just type in "reboot" and hit return.
http://osxdaily.com/2011/05/03/memtest-mac-ram-test/
Direct link for the download.
http://cdn.command-tab.com/2008/memtest_422.zip

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