Black iPad Screen, just the backlight on...

I know this is an old thread, but I had the exact same issue and the corner tap fixed it. I was all set to go out and purchase a 3rd gen model, but this lets me save my pennies a bit longer.

Works , punch the corner of the screen where the headphone jack is! THANKS!

Hi

you posted a quick fix to slow wifi on ipad by changing DCHP setting to Static.

It worked for me BUT how do you make Static your defualt (lock it in) setting? When I go back to my iPad and check network it is back to DHCP.

Thanks.

My daughters first generation ipad is doing the saem, black screen lights up in grey can hear sounds when plugged in etc but cannot get screen back on. Ive tried to restore on itunes but as she has passcode on it it wont connect to itunes but obviously i cannot enter passcode due to screen not working! Ive tried soft reste and scren flickers as tho its reset but no apple logo. it also did screen shot but stayed black on screen?

Can anyone help please?????????

worked for me TOOOOOO! Thank you you saved me 250 bucks

Had the same thing happen again, but no amount of smacking the upper left corner on a hard surface would resurrect my iPad 2.

So I went out and bought an iPad Air.

The story doesn't end there, though. I offered my 2nd gen iPad to my son, thinking he might send it in for repair and get a 64GB 2 for $200 or so. I decided to do a factory reset on it first, though, and the process seems to have magically brought my dead screen back to life. Not sure why, but I now have a working 2 and a brand new Air. I like the Air too much to return it, so if my son doesn't want the 2, it's getting posted on CL.

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I could not figure out how to solve my camera problem until I read your post. Really surprised to see that a slight tap on the left upper corner was the solution. Thanks for your help.

I have the same problem on my iPad wifi 1st gen,

I can still hear the music,in the right angle I can still see any button, the problem is there is no backlight, I tried the hard restore and the taps in the left corner with no luck...

any other idea on how to solve this?

The thump to the back headphone corner also worked for an ipad from my neighbours ipad2, thanks for this tip, I'm sure Apple would have charged them the full whack, rather than a firm whack ;-)

Cheers!!

So I was imensely skeptical of the "bump the corner" fix but I have to confirm: it worked for me!

iPad did the same thing in the middle of the night while my wife was nursing our newborn. Blank, backlit screen. I tried doing the hard reset a bunch of times and got nothing. I was able to connect it to the computer and do a factory reset. In a fit a rage, I tried giving the upper right corner a good whack and voila . . . working iPad. Weird.

My iPad2 did the same thing. Reset, restore with iTunes did not do anything for the screen. Sound was working so I tried the thump by hand several times with no luck. Then I tried one 2 foot drop onto a carpet and voila...iPad works now!!! Thanks for the post and the information.

i have the same problem too...if you still want to see !!!! use a torch light.....it will work

it worked!!!! I tried everything but it works now! thank you ! the corner punch worked!

Yep, bump did it for me. I did lightly at first and nothing. Took my rubber mallet and held the bottom and tapped the top left corner and all of a sudden....YAY!