iPad is on but screen is blank

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iPad is on but screen is blank

I have the first gen iPad 3G 16G, yesterday after I checked the map and turned the screen off and was on my way. But later that night when I tried to turn it on I know the iPad was on but screen was blank and I can see the backlight. I know the iPad is working cause when I try to turn off the iPad and slide the power off but with just imaging it on screen it shows blue 1cm line on the top of the screen and the wait gif is showed in the middle of the screen and then it gets turned off.

I already tried Home+Sleep restart method, soft restore, hard restore and everything imaginable; did this happen to anyone else here. The closes apple store is quite far away so I can’t go till Wednesday; I wanted to try everything lese possible before I take it back

iPad, iOS 4.3.3

Posted on Aug 29, 2011 10:39 AM

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Mac-Medic

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Aug 29, 2011 11:29 AM in response to Neo003

Try restoring it.

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Aug 29, 2011 11:42 AM in response to Mac-Medic

I already tried Home+Sleep restart method, soft restore, hard restore and everything imaginable; did this happen to anyone else here. The closes apple store is quite far away so I can’t go till Wednesday; I wanted to try everything lese possible before I take it back

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5811/p1000388c.jpg

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/6148/p1000389n.jpg

These are the only two pictures I was able to get only when I tilted the ipad into horizontal position and when I tried shutting down the ipad. After of before this screen the screen always remain black.

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Mac-Medic

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Aug 29, 2011 11:50 AM in response to Neo003

It sounds like you just done "resets" and not a "restore"--by reinstalling your firmware via iTunes. If that does not work, you most likely have a hardware issue.

Basic troubleshooting steps

17" 2.2GHz i7 Quad-Core MacBook Pro  8G RAM  750G HD + OCZ Vertex 3 SSD Boot HD 
Got problems with your Apple iDevice-like iPhone, iPad or iPod touch? Try Troubleshooting 101

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Neo003 Author

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Aug 29, 2011 11:53 AM in response to Mac-Medic

By looking at the pictures I also think its graphic card issue, but now my warranty ran out in June' 11 so I'm 2 months after the warranty. Will Apple still charge me for this?.😢

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Demo

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Aug 29, 2011 12:07 PM in response to Neo003

Nobody on this site is an Apple employee so we have no idea what Apple will do as far as charging you is concerned. The iPad is put of warranty by your own admission so .... Who knows? Beg and plead your case. It can't hurt.

However, maybe a restore would be in order. Judging from what I see in the photos, i certainly couldn't say for certain, but it's worth a try.

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Neo003 Author

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Sep 7, 2011 7:50 PM in response to Demo

Just went to apple store today they told me it's going to cost me $300.00 to replace the ipad. I told them I'll think about it. Don't know what to do now, **** if I'm going to spend another dime on this thing. It would reach $1000.00 mark if I replace it. 😠

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Neo003 Author

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Sep 8, 2011 1:50 PM in response to Neo003

Just an update, so when I went back home and after posting the response from 😕"geniuses" . I thought since it's a piece of brick anyway I opened it and checked all the connection and made sure they're tight, low and behold it started working.

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