Ipad screen black, won't start

iPad was working well this morning. Battery has some charge. Plugged into pow
Tried holding down both Sleep and Restart buttons for 20 seconds. Tried each button in turn
Plugged into MacAir. Could not see the iPad in iTunes
Any suggestions

Try a reset. Hold the Sleep and Home button down for about 10 second until you see the Apple logo Ignore the red slider.

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If Paul's advice doesn't work try this.
Hold down on the sleep button AND the home button at the same time for about 10 seconds until the Apple logo appears on the screen - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons and let the iPad restart.
BTW ...In order to start up under normal circumstances you only need to hold down on the sleep button for a couple of seconds or so until the Apple logo appears on the screen.

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http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/ipad/
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http://appletoolbox.com/2012/07/ipad-frozen-not-responding-how-to-fix/
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 Cheers, Tom

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1. Are you using a third-party mouse? If so, and you installed associated, vendor-provided software to configure the mouse, check for updates to such.
2. Is this one of the Apple-provided screen savers or a third-party screen saver? If non-Apple, test with an Apple-provided screen saver.
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• Restart your Mac, then log back in to your account.
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b. Sort the list of processes in ascending order by name by clicking on the Process Name column heading.
c. Select the Dock process in the Process List.
d. Click Quit Process in the Activity Monitor toolbar.
e. Confirm your intent to quit the Dock process.
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5. Use System Preferences > Dock to reset your Dock preferences for Minimize, Magnification, etc.Note: If you are running any Dock "hacks" or "add ons" you might want to disable or delete these as these can contribute to Dock-related problems, such as issues with Hot Corners.
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    •    Touch screen not responding
    •    Application unexpectedly closes or freezes
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/ipad/
iPad Frozen, not responding, how to fix
http://appletoolbox.com/2012/07/ipad-frozen-not-responding-how-to-fix/
iPad Frozen? How to Force Quit an App, Reset or Restart Your iPad
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iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3281
Home button not working or unresponsive, fix
http://appletoolbox.com/2013/04/home-button-not-working-or-unresponsive-fix/
Fixing an iPad Home Button
http://tinyurl.com/om6rd6u
iPad: Basic troubleshooting
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