If i recall correctly there was a trick to fix your issue, it was not well known. I cannot recall what exactly it was but maybe someone can pitch in about it. It was somewhere on the NBR forums.
but i believe you had to remove all ram sticks, power on the system, let it keep beeping and then put 1 ram stick in before power cycle.
maybe it was this:
Turn the system off and disconnect the AC adapter
Disconnect CMOS battery and system battery**
Do a power drain (press and hold power button 30 seconds)
Remove all memory modules
Reconnect AC adapter and power system on
Let laptop beep until it turns itself off
VERY QUICKLY, WHILE IT IS OFF, BUT BEFORE IT ATTEMPTS TO BOOT AND LIGHTS COME ON AGAIN, INSERT 1 MEMORY MODULE
System will start to beep 5 times
Power system off
Reconnect CMOS battery and system battery
Replace any panels removed for access to memory modules
Done