Ipad Randomly Died and Wont turn back on! Please Help! What Do I Do?? :(

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Ipad Randomly Died and Wont turn back on! Please Help! What Do I Do?? :(

Hey people, earlier on i was just generally using my ipad, facebooking and stuff, it was on around half battery, i looked at my tv for a minute, looked back at my ipad, and it was dead! it will not turn back on, no buttons do anything, plugging into itunes does nothing, and charging does nothing!! it has never been dropped, or harmed in any way at all, and im really scared, please help me! any suggestions will be strongly appreciated! thanks 🙂

ipad, iOS 4, iphone, ipod and ipad

Posted on Feb 7, 2011 1:14 PM

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Philly_Phan

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Feb 7, 2011 1:21 PM in response to BenB:)

A system Reset cures many ills and takes but a minute to perform:
Hold down the on/off switch and the Home button simultaneously until you see the Apple logo. Ignore the "Slide to power off" text if it appears.

A Reset does NOT delete apps, photos, movies, music or any other data. A Reset does NOT delete any settings for email, network access, etc.

Also, you might wish to download the 4.2 User Guide. Pay special attention to page 170.
http://support.apple.com/manuals/#ipad

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BenB:) Author

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Feb 7, 2011 1:27 PM in response to BenB:)

Thankyou very much 🙂 that was like the scariest moment ever haha. so what did the reset actually do? and do you know why it died ? :L

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Philly_Phan

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Feb 7, 2011 2:30 PM in response to BenB:)

I have no clue. The only thing that I know is that the Reset is pretty much mandatory for almost any issue.

In any event, I'm glad to b of help.

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RaqVie

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Feb 7, 2011 2:57 PM in response to Philly_Phan

I just wanted to say thank you so much for this help. I nearly died of apoplexy when my iPad mysteriously went blank and unresponsive. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

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Feb 7, 2011 5:34 PM in response to RaqVie

I just passed through the same experience!! Thank god for the Reset tip!!

any ideas on what caused this!?

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