Re: Ipad is disabled

In your original post you mentioned a disabled iPad with its error message, but not due to a wrong passcode.

This is mutually exclusive, thus I assumed that your iPad was indeed disabled, which must mean that the iPad is blocked due to a wrong passcode having been used.

Therefore, if you see the message "iPad disabled" on your iPad's screen, then it is due to a wrong passcode and this procedure applies:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1212

If this is not the case, try these steps:

1) Try a reset first: Press and hold both Sleep/Wake and Home buttons until the Apple logo appears.

2) If that didn't fix things, then Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings

3) If this doesn't fix it, try a restore:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414

4) If that doesn't work, try restoring the iPad via recovery mode:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

View the original article here