Several things can cause this....First, take a voltage reading of your power adapter. Look underneath the laptop and check what voltage should be to power it. Some of them will also list the amperage. It is very important to have a power adapter with at least the same amount of amperage necessary to power it on.
Some Dell laptops have two different power adapters. One to use without the docking station, and the other with the station. The docking station adapter will have a higher amperage than the other. You can use the higher one when the laptop is off the station, but you can't use the lower one when the unit is docked.
If the power adapter checks out ok, remove the battery and try turning on the unit with just the adapter. If it powers on, your battery is shorted. Is there any lights that are lit on the laptop?
If so, check and make sure that the memory is seated or that one of the chips has not gone bad. If it has two, remove one and try it. Then do the same with the other. Next remove the hard drive and try and power on the unit. Please let me know your results from what I have suggested. Good luck.
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