On 14/12/2017 01:52, RJH wrote:
On 14/12/2017 00:21, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Relation has one which won't power up. Not sure if it is just the power
supply - couldn't really find out if it worked on the battery for a
while.
Can't really be a relation as had no backups whatsoever ;-)
Apple shop said it is too old to fix - they don't have spares.

If it were a PC, etc, I'd just remove the HD or SSD, stick it in a caddy,
and read it with another PC. But haven't a clue about ianythings.

It's going to be sent here so I can look at it - but would be nice to
hear
from anyone who knows these things well.


Maybe post on uk.comp.sys.mac - quite a few knowledgeable folk on there,
including a few who fix them for a living.

Otherwise - charge for an hour, home and power buttons held down for 15
seconds to hard reset:

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201412.

It may be the battery, but I've an ipad of a similar age and it
takes/holds charge fine.


Good advice.

There are various 'tricks' to unlock a 'dead' iPad on the web- some
using a PC with iTunes. The iPad can get itself into a 'muddle'. I've
used several over the years when I had a batch of then in my classroom.


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