Ctrl+alt+del makes laptop post ???

[No3ntry]

Have a laptop here that when powered on just powers off then on again in an endless loop without displaying anything on screen until cntrl alt del is pressed whilst it is in the "powered on" stage of its loop on, then it will work (sometimes)

Any ideas ?

 

[No3ntry]

all of those tools are relevant to a laptop/pc that is POSTING ok.

This laptop has a POST problem. I have never witnessed ctrl+alt+del make a pc/laptop that fails to POST work.

It isnt my laptop by the way hence me not having much more information on it other than what it is currently doing.

 

[No3ntry]

I have been to the "jungle" and bought a test card.
I was blissfully oblivious that these even existed. This should be one handy piece of kit if it works.

Thanks for your help