My iPad is on but my screen is black. What can I do?

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my ipad is on but my screen is black

my apple ipad 1 screen is on and the alarms work but my screen is black

 

[nikkisharif]

Re: my ipad is on but my screen is black

Try rebooting your device by pressing & holding the power & home buttons at the same time until the Apple logo appears. If that doesn't work, I'd suggest you make a genius appointment.