What's wrong with my 2008 MacBook pro? It won't boot up, but I can hear it running!

i can't get my computer to turn on. I can hear a sound when I press the power button but nothing on the screen. The sound is not the boot up sound. I can also hear a fan running.

What is the sound?
Is it a sequence of beeps?
How about when you shine torch (Flashlight) on or behind the screen, can you see anything? Sometimes the backlight fails, but the computer is still running.

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