My new Macbook Pro suddenly won't turn on!

I just got my new Macbook Pro 15" 2.66GHz and now it won't turn on. I was using it until it almost didn't have any battery left. Then I was away from it for a while and when I came back I couldn't make it work again. When the power cable is plugged in the little white light on the cover blinks and I can here a strange sound turning on and off again and again - sounding like the harddisk turning on and failing, turning on and failing... Now the power cable has been in the computer for a while but it's still like this and the lamp on the adapter is green - not orange, which it should be when it's charging. This is really bad since I have a lot of work on it, do you know anything? Please and thank you.

If the little light on the front of the MBP is still on, hold down the power button until it turns off and all signs of activity stop. Then reset the SMC:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Reconnect the AC adapter. Does it begin charging now (orange light on the plug)? If so, let it charge for half an hour and then try starting it up again. If that works, it's ready to use normally.
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