Laptop won't startup. . . chirps like a bird???!

Went away for the weekend. Was watching a DVD on my G4 laptop which hasn't had a problem in 3 years, and it wouldn't eject the DVD.
Went into (option-command-o and f) on startup to do eject cd but sometimes i don't even get to the Apple, or I get the apple and the circular thing and it never ends. Finally did get the dvd out by pressing the eject button repeatedly.
Tried zapping P-RAM and that's when my computer started making this weird chirping noise, like a bird or a fire alarm, very sharp and quick, about every 30 seconds, won't start up.
Anyone heard of this or have any idea? Was it related to the DVD? Where is the sound coming from? I was out of town with no net so I haven't looked into restoring from the System Software CD yet.
Any thoughts or references much appreciated.
enzosf
specs below.

I broke down and took it to Total Mac today, and apparently that is it - drive failure. It worked great for three years - i wonder if the wiring (I was in a cabin for the weekend) and not having a surge is what killed it? It was only plugged in a few hours.
thanks
enzosf

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