Dell Inspiron 1520

capt May 27, 2010 at 19:31:58

Have you tried starting it with/without the battery? Can you enter the bios? Have you checked that all the bios settings are correct?

Thanks for your reply, unfortunately the screen is completely blank when I try to power up, only the power light and the caps lock indicator is lit.

I had exactly the same symptoms on my 1520. Whilst the advice given suggested 'replacing' the Mem Modules, I carried out the following procedures & brought my 1520 back to full operation without ANY expense. Follow preparatory procedures, then:- get access to both Mem Cards & mark them Top & Bottom. Test 1520 & Mem modules by trying to boot of 1 only. Remove Top - retry. Does it Boot? or note LEDs. Fit T remove B - retry. Does it Boot? or note LEDs. Fit B in T - retry. Does it Boot? Fit T in B - retry. Does it Boot? If the above does not identify a definate bad Mem module, you need to remove sub assembly modules from the MB & reseat them one at a time; HDD; Wlan; DVD etc. You can then repeat the above tests. My 1520 Booted after reseating Wlan & HDD. Good luck.