iPad2 - Will not boot nor cold/hard reset I have an iPad2 with me and I can't turn it on. Here are the behavior;


Not shown in iTunes/Device Manager (I have Windows XP SP3) 
The sleep button will not show the slider to close the iPad. 
I see a light apple on the screen but not a solid one as when it boots up. When I
press the sleep button and the home one, after 6 seconds, the light
apple goes off but as soon as I released the home button, it came
back. Nothing popping up on my PC screen tho...


The iPad is being charged for at least a full hours but still nothing. What can I do short of taking it in for repair?
According to HT1430 there isn't much more that you can do:



Restarting your device


Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red "slide to power off" slider appears, and then slide the slider.
Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.


Follow these steps to reset your device

Note: Reset your device only if it is no longer responding and the steps above do not work.


Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button together for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.




Got an Apple Retail Store nearby for a visit to the Genius Bar?