When an iPhone 3G locks up hard, and I mean really hard, your options are limited. Typically using the sleep plus home button reset trick (hold both for about 10 seconds) will set things right again. But when it doesn't, you need drastic measures. This can happen when the iPhone won't get past the initial Apple logo while booting. Plugging it into iTunes can simply cause iTunes to freeze. There is a fix on hand!
There is a trick for forcing the iPhone to go into restore mode. WARNING: This is a last resort! All the data on your iPhone will be cleared and it will be reset to factory defaults.
- Turn off the iPhone (Hold down the Sleep button, or use Sleep + Home trick above and then release as soon as the screen shuts off).
- Open iTunes on your computer.
- Hold down the Home button while connecting to your computer with iTunes already open and ready for a connection.
- iTunes will prompt you to perform a software restore.
- The iPhone will be wiped clean completely and be totally reset
- Enjoy your working iPhone!
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