Black screen on ipad 2?

YOU SAVED MY IPAD!!! dropping it 1-2 feet on a carpeted floor was not bad after all. I thought we need to buy a new one but your suggestion helped us save money. Thank you so much! Hope this will help others too. 🙂

OMG!!!! Thanks so muuuuchhhh! This worked for my Ipad2 as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my god dropping my iPad totally worked!!!!!!!!!!

Just one to two feet onto carpet. First time didn't work so I tried a slightly different angle and voila!!

Oh I'm so relieved thank you soooooooo much :)

Hello folks! I did just the same as this thread suggested and IT WORKS! iPad 2 (16GB) alive and kicking! So it is NOT a stupid idea but a workable solution! I just hit it firmly but not to heavy a few centimeters above a wooden desktop. Thanks! :-) Albert

this totally worked for me too!! Thanks!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

MAY GOD BLESS YOU! I hope the best for you in all the things you'll have to do in your life, YOU SAVED MY LIFE!

This is weird, but this works 🙂

Greetings from Tunisia!

omg u saved my life too...i got the ipad from the library and i was scared to death it was my fault....but just one little "bang" on the floor aaaaand its back!

thank uu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks alot, you saved me! Cant believe dropping it actually worked. Genius!🙂

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THIS WORKS...JUST FIND A RELATIVVELY SOFT SURFACE, AND DROP YOUR IPAD ON IT A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND IT SHOULD FLASH BACK ON AFTER A FEW TRIES!!!!!

i wish i would of known this before i did a full restore smh.

dropping the Ipad 2 from 15 cms over a carpet, with the upper edge facing down (i.e. where the camera is located) solved the problem in the spot.

Thank you for the tip!

I weird as it can possibly be It works. 2 inches diferent angles and BANG works. It is an unsual and unorthodox way to fix an IPAD with black screen but it works!

JUSt dont drop so High

Allex

I just had the same problem, and i just have 6 months with my i pad 2. I havent drop it or anything, i always take good care of it, cuz i also live far from where i bought it. anyways, last night i turned it off, like i sometimes do before going to sleep. this morning when i turned it on, the apple symbol appeared and a phrase that said : checking blocks, 45, etc, and then the screen went black. I saw that the screen showed some light and the ipad was a little hot, and so i knew it was still on. it wasnt working, then i read this comment, and i hold the home and lock button for 10 seconds and it then suddenly it did work!!! SHOULD I NOT TURN OFF MY IPAD, SO THIS DOESNT HAPPEN AGAIN?

I jUST WANT TO KNOW FROM THE TECH GROUP HERE IN APPLE STORE, IF THIS THAT HAPPENED SUDDENLY, IS NORMAL OR BAD AND IF I NEED TO GO TO AN APPLE STORE, that is 2 hours from where i live, TO CHECK THIS. IS THIS A MALFUNCTION? WHY DOES THIS HAPPENED>? LIKE I SAY I ONLY HAVE 6 MONTHS WITH IT.

I would really appreacite your answer, thanks

So, I too got the black screen of death as it has been referred to. I tried to reset, did a restore and still black. I took it to the Apple store where they told me that for $250 they could fix it for me. Seriously, $250 to fix a device that is only 10 months old. (My first one had touch screen issues so they replaced it with a new one but the warrantee on the device begins from the original date of purchase, not the actual age of the device.) I was (and still am) extremely frustrated with the response from the Apple store. I have several Apple products and have not had the problems with any of them that I have had with the i-pad. Anyway, I decided to try the drop fix technique and it worked! The black screen of death has been defeated...for the moment.

I read in the book of warranty and it says its a year... so why the 250 dlls?.. I hope that this problem doesnt show again in my ipad, if its a year warranty, APPLE do youfix this problem? What does this problem mean?

My current ipad is one they replaced due to touch screen issues. Even though the device itself is only 10 months old, the team member at the Apple store said that the warranty begins on the original date of purchase, not the age of the device. He also proceeded to tell me that I should have bought the extended warranty and then I wouldn't have any problems. I find it totally unacceptable that Apple doesn't stand behind its product. I think a $600 device should last longer than 10 months.