how do i erase my ipad using the hard buttons

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how do i erase my ipad using the hard buttons

how do i erase my ipad using the buttons since i no longer have the apple account that the ipad was using originally

iPad 3G, iOS 7.1, erase with a deleted apple accoun

Posted on Mar 12, 2014 9:31 AM

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Answer 1

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Mar 12, 2014 9:48 AM in response to julian999999999

If you are trying to restore the iPad to factory settings, you will need the Apple ID and password that you originally used to set the device up. Try here for help if you cannot remember the ID and password.

Apple ID: How to find your Apple ID

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Answer 2

Mar 12, 2014 9:53 AM in response to julian999999999

Julian,

To my knowledge(which is outdated) if you plugin the iOS device to a mac, open iTunes and hold the power and home button for 20 seconds it will reset, granted I have not tried this in a long time so I am not sure if it still works. I hope its worth a try.

Hope this helped.

~Zach

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Answer 3

Mar 12, 2014 10:01 AM in response to zachschaefs

Just found this and withyour encouragement it seems to be working, but i have to wait for the new OS to be downloaded.

, because your gadget continues to be frozen after all those attempts to unfreeze it , or repeatedly restarts but never stops on the Home screen, or shows only the logo of Apple with no progress bar further, or is no longer recognized in iTunes, or you wanna grab its SHSH blob or for some other reasons there is a need to put either the newest Retina iPad mini / iPad Air or iPad of older gens i.e. iPad 2 / iPad 3 / iPad 4 into Recovery Mode that allows to flash a genuine firmware version greater than (if available) or equal to a current one. Here is a sequence to follow:

Make sure the iPad battery is charged above 20% ( we would recommend at least 40 - 50 %). If you are not sure charge you tablet for at least 30 -40 minutes.
Make sure iTunes is not running on your computer but is ready to be run.
Temporally disable firewalls and other security software to prevent interference with iTunes.
Make sure your tablet is disconnected from the dock or USB data cable that equips the gadget . Nevertheless USB cable must be plugged into your PC or MAC.
Make sure your PC or MAC is awake and its screen saver is turned off.
Simultaneously press and hold down the Wake/Sleep button and the Home button and wait until "slide to power off" screen appears. Don't do anything after its appearing, just keep holding Wake/Sleep and Home buttons until Apple tablet will power off.
Release the Wake/Sleep button once Apple tablet is off , but continue to hold the Home button
Holding the home button, connect the USB data cable to iPad. When you reconnect the USB cable, tablet should power on and you should see a message on your PC/MAC display saying that iTunes has detected an iPad in Recovery Mode
After you detected this message, release the home button and press OK on iTunes pop-up to confirm the restore option.
Do not touch iconic tablet and you computer while iTunes downloads and installs the fresh copy of firmware on your iPad. You will be notified by iTunes when iPad is successfully restored, but… in a while, you will get an message saying that the iPad isn't recognized. Don't panic. This is because all user content on iPad including activation status was erased during restoration.
Disconnect iPad from iTunes ,unplug from computer and turn off.
Turn iPad on and using iTunes activate it on any computer you have. Apple currently allows up to 5 computers to be authorized for each iPad.

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