HELP!! 4s has black screen

My iPhone 4S was working perfectly up until this evening. Have a black screen and can hear if txt's come in and the sound it maes when taking a snap shot. But that is all
Device wasn't hot nor has it been dropped.
.. Help! This is my second one

Try resetting the device: Hold down the Home and Power buttons at the same time and continue to hold them down until the Apple appears (up to 30 seconds). Once the reset is complete, the Home screen will redisplay.
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Did anything happen to prior to your phone acting this way? It sounds like your screen is dead, but it is hard to say without knowing what what the cause.
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Welcome to the HP Forums!
As the computer screen is remaining black/blank after the hard reset, I would suggest the following document 'Troubleshooting Black Screen Displays with No Error Messages During Startup or Boot'. Please follow through the steps outlined in order.
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