My I pad one's screen periodically goes black and when I plug it in it makes a noise. It might have a short in it or something. Can anyone help?

Hi, My ipad 1's screen goes black periodically and when I plug it in it makes a noise but does not come back on. I cannot predict when it is going to come back on or why it went out in the first place. Any suggestions? Thanks

The Basic Troubleshooting Steps are:
Restart... Reset... Restore from Backup...  Restore as New...
Restart / Reset
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
Backing up, Updating and Restoring
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
If you try all these Steps and you still have issues... Then a Visit to an Apple Store or AASP (Authorized Apple Service Provider) is the Next Step... Be sure to make an appointment first...
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