Message appears to restart

Hello. Every time I turn on my Macbook now,the screen freezes and a message appears saying I have to press restart/turn my Mac on and the off. The message appears in about 5 languages including German and what looks like Chinese. Anything I'm working on the time is thus lost.
Sometimes it also do a rare noise.
What can i do? i need help.

Okay. That "bip bip bip" noise may mean you have a problem with the RAM in the machine.
If you have the right tools, you can follow the instructions here to remove the RAM modules and put them back in to see if that helps:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1651
If you don't want to do that, the only other thing I can suggest is to bring the computer to an Apple store or authorized service center and have them take a look. You could also call Apple and ask for a box to be sent to you.
~Lyssa

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