No power. Dead A1701 iPad Pro 10.5"

A week ago my iPad stopped charging. (2017 Pro model.) After going through the obvious variables with no success I scheduled a genius bar appointment. They did their diagnostics, told me the port was fine, and that there was some sort of internal short. I believe he said the charge circuit. Unfixable. It’s a brick and I have no options other than to buy a new one. So, here I am on iFixit looking for info. I’m sure I don’t have the ability for that type of repair. Are there places willing to tackle that sort of repair?

Hi, I got the same problem. iPad suddenly stopped working. Won't turn on any more, not charging and won’t connect to a mac. I've tried the DFU reset, but had no response. (DFU reset: while plugged in a mac with iTunes; Hold the home+power button for 10 sec and then let the power button go but keeping the home button pressed for an other 5 sec) Also took it to apple genius bar but they could not see the iPad nor could they find the problem.

I would like to know if any one has the same problem with this iPad Pro model. And how common this issue is.

iPad Pro Model A1701

Thanks,

Same thing here. Frustrating. Working great, put it on the charger. Grabbed it went to work, never turned on again. I didn’t try to repair until now. That is, other than restore and all that. I was going to take it into a shop today, but reading these comments has me about to give up.

I am having this same exact issue with a friends 10.5” IPad Pro (Model A1701). She said she occasionally used it, nothing heavy, but not light use either. She put it on the charger, it was working fine and took it off and it wouldn’t turn on. Her first thought was that the battery had died inside, so she ordered a replacement battery and had me replace it for her. Still, no dice. I’ve had it on the charger for a while now and it looks like it is dead dead… Sadly. I feel like the 2017 iPad Pro’s are still very capable devices, but with some very fatal flaws as seen in this thread.

Same issue over here. iPad A1701 - dies suddenly from nowhere and nothing works for recovering it back dunno why but it is kinda strange that there are so many users experiencing the same thing.

Thanks Thomas.

I think it’s really strange that it just stops working from one day to the other? And I’m wondering how many other iPads out there just stopped working without any reason?!

I also got a new iPad but I feel I could have use the iPad 10.5 pro for a much longer time or give it to any of the kids…

Would love to hear from others..

Thanks

Got the same problem here. client brought in an ipad that didnt turn on. she said that the ipad was dropped and didnt want to turn on anymore. i grabbed myself a replacement screen but ipad still didnt turn on. i tried booting the ipad into DFU mode which was a success. pc recognized the ipad. when i kicked the ipad out of DFU black screen again. but this time the ipad wont even go into DFU mode

Old thread, but thought I’d share my fix.

Just had this issue with my boyfriend’s ipad pro. This type of error is so frustrating and could be one of several internal issues, unfortunately.

But, what ended up working for me was heavily tapping the entire screen surface (methodically and with care) and then massaging from bottom to top a few times. After that, I held the power and home button until I finally had the apple logo appear (waited the normal 8/10 seconds).

1) If that works, I also heavily recommend checking how your device backup is set up, make sure you’re happy with it, and then power cycle the ipad. This will just confirm the device is working properly, and that any remaining errors are corrected

2) Also assuming that worked; you either just had a case of the device freezing up (yay! you just saved a couple 100 bucks), or you have a short somewhere in the ipad. Apple and hardware issues don’t mix very well, and I would stay prepared for the problem to appear again. If you’re in any way dependent on the device, I’d recommend beginning to look for a replacement/failsafe.