Inspiron 1520 boots only by pressing D + start button / stop

I have a Dell Inspiron 1520, who has an unusual problem. If I press the power button, the drive light hard turns on then turns off and turns on the led Verr Num. The screen is blank. However, if I press the D button and power at the same time button, the screen turns on and goes through a color test, then it goes to a start page where I can start windows normally. It starts windows and is very well. I am also able to press power button together and function to perform an evaluation of the system prior to initialization, which takes place at the moment.

Any ideas? Why is he not start normally with just the power button? Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi stncald,

Share the results of the evaluation of the system of pre-launch.

Connect an external monitor to the system and press the power button to see if there is any display on the external monitor only.

Updated the BIOS OF THE system from the link http://dell.to/1bDPDqb , then check if the system boots normally.

You can check the link http://dell.to/176grvH to find out how to upgrade the BIOS.

Keep me informed of the results. I'll be happy to help you further.

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