Mac Book Pro beeping issue

when i turned on my macbook pro the screen is blank and it is beeping 3 times on and off and I can't fix? any ideas how to resolve the problem? thanks!

see
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1547
about the beeps
It means a ram problem
Try opening the machine and resetting the Ram

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