I was installing updates when it said it had to reboot. Well,it went off and never came back on. Now it beeps about five times. What up wit dat?

Question

I had just performed a cleanup. Afterwards,my auto update popped up. I can't remember what was updating. Well after updating, it said it would need to reboot to finish the updates. It shut down everything, then went off. And never came back on. After about five minutes, it started beeping. It beeps about five times then stops. Meanwhile, there is no sound from the computer. No drives, no fans, nothing..it doesn't do anything. My know-it-all wife says it's fried, tell me it's not.

Answer 1

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2341
The following table lists the new tones and their meaning:
Tone(s)          Description
1 tone, a 5-second pause, repeat          No RAM installed
3 successive tones, a 5-second pause, 3 successive tones          RAM does not pass data integrity check
1 long tone when holding down the power button          Firmware upgrade in process. See About firmware updates for Intel-based Macs for more details.
3 long tones, 3 short tones, 3 long tones          Firmware restoration from CD in process. See About the Firmware Restoration CD (Intel-based Macs) for more details.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2538
Can you count the beeps or flashes?
1 beep = no RAM installed
2 beeps = incompatible RAM types
3 beeps = no good banks
4 beeps = no good boot images in the boot ROM (and/or bad sys config block)
5 beeps = processor is not usable
In addition to the beeps, on some computers the power LED will flash a corresponding number of times plus one. The LED will repeat the sequence after approximately a 5-second pause. The tones are only played once.
Note: In this case, a flash is considered to be 1/4 second or 250 ms or greater in length.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1547
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4053253?start=0&tstart=0