Why is my Mac Pro G5 not working

So I have my mac pro and I was using it, then I Shut it down for a while, next time I try to use it a red light comes on inside and the power light flashes twice about every five seconds. I have tried re-seating the ram and pushing the reset switch and still nothing happened. I even went out and bought some new ram so I took the old ram out and put the new ram in, still no change. If there are any suggestions please tell me but I do not need to know how to take my hard drive out or anything, I already know how to do that. It is also very loud and it doesn't make any chime or even a beep and I made sure that the speaker is plugged in. It is model a471 if that is any help.

Put the old RAM back in.
Make sure to install the RAM in size pairs, one of each in each inside slot working out.
As describbed here:
Power Mac G5: Memory Specifications and Requirements
After reinstalling the old RAM, first check that it still doesn't start.
if not, use a hair dryer to heat the logic board in the area between the RAM slots. Make the logic board HOT (about 1 minute of hair dryer on high) and then try starting the machine.
If the machine starts, you have just confirmed that the solder in the logic board is degrading. The solder connections of the memory controller and of the RAM slots are common failure points.
Reflow of the solder or board replacement is necessary for long term use.

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