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Q: i dropped my Ipad sideways, the screen is only black and it wont turn on

i dropped it but not that high and its on a leather case but when i looked at it.. the screen is black and wont turn on.. i leave it for an hour then i tried to do holding the home button and the lock, then i realize it's on because i can hear screen shots and the sound when you unlock it.. help me please i dont know how to fix it and i can't go to apple store because im still not sure if it's fixable or not.....

 

sorry for my english... not my native language

iPad 2, iOS 6

Posted on Oct 29, 2012 8:44 AM

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Q: i dropped my Ipad sideways, the screen is only black and it wont turn on

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  • by Jam2mnm,

    Jam2mnm Jam2mnm Jun 22, 2015 8:57 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Jun 22, 2015 8:57 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    Alanfromnewtonards thank you so much! My son dropped his iPad and it wouod only show black. I did what you said and in 10 tries it finally worked! Thank you so much!!!

  • by IrishRandyG,

    IrishRandyG IrishRandyG Jun 23, 2015 2:36 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Jun 23, 2015 2:36 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    Fair Play Alan ... 2 years 8 months on and this answer still works!! Cheers!

  • by Alpacaaddict,

    Alpacaaddict Alpacaaddict Jun 28, 2015 1:41 PM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Jun 28, 2015 1:41 PM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    HA! Still works.

  • by robertfromvictoria point,

    robertfromvictoria point robertfromvictoria point Jun 30, 2015 4:50 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Jun 30, 2015 4:50 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    Yet another happy disbeliever converted. All my training screamed no but it was worth a go.

    Wish I had found this suggestion before I bought the repair toolkit.

  • by TECHKNGREAL,

    TECHKNGREAL TECHKNGREAL Jun 30, 2015 5:40 AM in response to Yesha011
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    Jun 30, 2015 5:40 AM in response to Yesha011

    probably what happened is that your screen is broken now it happened on my iphone but only the corner became black you will probably have to go to a repair shop and get it fixed. HOPE THIS HELPED!

  • by CedarSound,

    CedarSound CedarSound Jul 3, 2015 2:24 PM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Jul 3, 2015 2:24 PM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    This afternoon a friend brought over his first gen iPad, hoping I could fix it - He unfortunately dropped it and the screen went black but wasn't shattered, .. I could see a flash of the apple symbol just briefly so I knew the screen was still kind-of functioning.. assuming I'd have to replace the screen, I did a quick search and thanks to your advice I had it totally operational in 5 minutes .. Thank you

     

    My technique:

    I just placed it upside down in my hand and smacked the back of the case lightly at first and increasingly harder and after about 5 or 6 smacks the apple symbol was bright and it restarted

     

     

    That saved me a lot of unnecessary work

  • by Sigplan,

    Sigplan Sigplan Jul 8, 2015 12:27 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Jul 8, 2015 12:27 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    Great stuff, same thing short drop from desk onto carpet and blank screen. Tried various slaps on the back as suggested but no deal. Then held ipad vertically by one edge and gently bashed the other edge onto the carpet - bingo, screen lit up.

  • by cem251,

    cem251 cem251 Jul 11, 2015 6:08 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Jul 11, 2015 6:08 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    omg thank you so much for the help also.  I don't know if the ipad was dropped but being that it's my sons, it is very possible.  It was on last night and my son fell asleep with it on, so I put it on the charger and turned it off.  Woke up this morning to a blank blue/black screen but it showed it was on.  Did the tapping thing, it turned funky and red and wouldn't clear up, so turned it off.  As it turned off the screen was all red.  Turned it back on to a blank screen, thought I'd lost it forever, tapped it several times all over the back of the ipad and bam it went back to normal.  Thank you so much.  My kids both have special needs, so these ipads are their life

  • by brucekilbygray,

    brucekilbygray brucekilbygray Jul 13, 2015 8:33 AM in response to Yesha011
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    Jul 13, 2015 8:33 AM in response to Yesha011

    Fantastic! - I had exactly the same problem (and my whole world ended) and tried the smack on the back technique. My ipad is back - genius!

  • by tickytic,

    tickytic tickytic Jul 17, 2015 9:24 PM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Jul 17, 2015 9:24 PM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    OMG, this totally worked!!! My son dropped my iPad about two days ago. I also was able to hear it do this snapshot thing. So I decided to just google things about iPads blacking out after being dropped. I found this site, did what it said do and it worked. Thank you so much for the awesome advice.     

  • by Ltidwell,

    Ltidwell Ltidwell Jul 20, 2015 2:48 PM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Jul 20, 2015 2:48 PM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    Holy cow I can't believe this actually worked! Ha...I dropped my iPad from about knees-length and the screen went black, when I tried to re-start it it was dark blue. It took quite a few hard smacks, but finally turned back on!

  • by lharvin,

    lharvin lharvin Jul 26, 2015 7:21 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Jul 26, 2015 7:21 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    This is brilliant!  My daughter dropped her iPad last night and was completely distraught.  All of her gymnastics videos and pictures as well as her all of her minecraft worlds are on it.  She was in tears.  I went online to see what I could try and found this thread!  Thank you so much!  It worked after three short, fast spanks! 

  • by Sourishv,

    Sourishv Sourishv Jul 26, 2015 8:02 AM in response to Yesha011
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    Jul 26, 2015 8:02 AM in response to Yesha011

    Contact Apple support. If you got the protection plan, they will fix it for you. You should buy a reliable case and screen protector.

  • by blue0602,

    blue0602 blue0602 Aug 6, 2015 11:08 PM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Aug 6, 2015 11:08 PM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    It worked.  Thanks so much!

  • by CSTTANK31,

    CSTTANK31 CSTTANK31 Aug 8, 2015 10:40 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards
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    Aug 8, 2015 10:40 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards

    You are my Hero!!!! I have always taken extra care of my Ipad and today my little sister dropped on its back in protective case an the screen went black. It was the first time it has ever been dropped since I bought it, I almost crapped my pants since my apple care was expired. Came on here for the first time and read this thread and was a bit skeptical but I tried it and it worked!

     

    you are my hero!!!

     

     

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