XPS 1530 won't start up property

Your laptop appears to have decent specs. Did you update drivers to you video card, Nvidia,or windows updates to video lately? You could go to Device Manager> Display Adapter>right click >Properties on NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS - and open properties> Driver> Update Driver or roll back driver.
Assumeing there has not been any damage to the monitor. You could always try a system restore or system recovery. If it's a software problem that would clear it, if it's a hardware problem it will move with the restore/recovery most likely.
Let me know how it works.

shutdown the laptop. unplug the external monitor boot the laptop if you take a flashlight and hold it very close to the screen do you see any characters (look all over) If the answer is yes, then it is the lightbar at the bottom of the monitor and it can be a very expensive fix (about $300+) if you do not then the whole screen has died and it is definitely a very expensive fix ($500 or more)
Sorry but it has happened to several of my clients. Is it still under warranty?
Hope I am wrong

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I am not going to take credit for information but here the link. Please read, removing the CMOS battery will never solve it nor replacing it.
http://www.fixya.com/support/r4342847-laptop_cmos_hard_drive_passwords_whole

Go to device manager> dvd drive and properties check the dvd drive details and download the corrsponding firm ware HERE
then update to the latest Bios HERE
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if your Laptop is on and your not getting screen the you have to do two thing

1 remove RAM from the motherboard
2 remove CIMOS battery from the motherboard for 10 to 15 mints

then re fix hope fully your laptop will work

that's an OS problem, or malware. If you're running Windows, try to boot into safe mode (press F8 and choose "safe mode" or F5) and see if you get your desktop back. You can go directly into recovery mode from the F8 boot mode selection menu also.

The battery is stationary but the cord is not, so I would say it is the cord. Go top a good store that works on them and ask to try it before you buy it. A new power supply can run $60.

restart safe mode press f8 as soon as pc turns on tap it... then select safe mode doesnt matter really which one as long as it works i always use safe mode with networking so i can get online then you need to goto right click on my computer properties then advanced and turn off restart automatically on system error and then you need to find out what the problem is.... thats causing it to restart there should be an error message that pops up now instead of just rebooting write it down and post it or google it

check the sound properties in control panel

configure the setting for audio and voice

I do believe that xps 1530 is built in for vista, that only thing that i can suggest you is you can try to look for the specific driver on other xps laptops for example your chipset is intel mobile then choose xp as the operating system or just directly search in support.dell.com