I did a complete guide on fixing this problem on the notebookreview forums. Thanks goes to the contributors on this page for pointing me in the right direction. I hope my guide can help someone else in the future. I did it for you guys.
Can't believe how bad Dell computers are these days...
http://forum.notebookreview.com/dell-inspiron-dell-studio/519115-inspiron-1526-black-screen-boot-failure.html#post6726643