E1505 Doesn't Boot Up !!!!!!

I've had my laptop (e1505) for about a year and a half and that's about how long my warranty lasted...typical...anyway my power button and my mediadirect buttons don't work at all. I have to take out my battery and re-insert it for the laptop to come on and when it does come on it boots up media direct. The only way I can manage to navigate my way to xp welcome screen is to hit alt + crtl + del at the right moment and then my xp screen comes up and the computer works absolutely fine. When I turn off the computer the correct way this whole things starts over again.
Has anyone else run into this problem or does anybody have any insight into this problem, I would greatly appreciate it?

 

I have the same problem: I have had my E1505 for a little more than a year (no more warranty,*tear*) and of course I have a problem. I shut down my laptop correctly but then the next time I tried to turn it on, it would not power up at all (no blinking lights or anything.) However, when I took the battery out and put it back in, it did power on but it went straight to Dell Media Direct (and no, I did not hit the wrong button!) I have to do some multi-tasking in order to get Windows XP to load. I must snap the battery in, and then press the magic buttons, "ctrl + alt + delete." This is only way it will power on. Although, it will work fine without the battery and in that case I must plug the adapter in while I simultaneously press the magic buttons.

 

I'm ignorant (because I uninstalled MediaDirect) - does MediaDirect bypass your bios? Or does it still show DELL blah blah blah?

 

Honeslty, I'm not too tech savvy but I can tell you that it goes straight to the MediaDirect... no other screen at all. Atleast in my situation.

 

No clue. lol, sorry to let you down... hopefully this will serve as a bump to have someone who actually uses MediaDirect to help you guys.

 

Thank you though!