You already gave your answer to the problem, you said it does not post Ie one beep of the bios to say all the hardware checks out ok. But you said when you take the memory out it gives you eight beeps to say there is no memory fitted in the system. That means the bios is working first of all so the board cannot be at fault. And the second is if it does not boot on replacement of the memory it has something to do with it.
Try http://www.enounce.com for flash files. You can speed up and slow down the playing speed. They have a free 7 day trial and the price is under $30. You can also adjust the play speed in windows media player for avi files. Select a) Now Playing, from the top toolbar, b)  Enhancements, c) Play Speed Settings.
When you have downloaded the program there are 2 ways to increase the volume controls above 100%, 1) Change the max from on the player 2) Go into Audio and increase Volume Up. Both methods can bring the volume up by 4 times.Some other open source media players may have the capability. Install new audio drivers.nstructions. Get VLC media Player. It is a special player that can override the limit set on your internal speakers in your laptop. It can also play just about any other file out there as well.