3GS dead after iOS 5.1 update

Hi,
my girlfriend updated her 3GS 16gb to 5.1 the other day and it's now unrestorable.
When the update was attempted we get error code 40 in itunes instantly and now everytime we receive this error 40 when we tru and restore.
This has never been J4iLbr0k3n.
The phone is the newer bootrom version.
I have used a brand new official cable.
I have tried uninstalling all security items etc and enabling exceptions to the apple ports etc.
I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling all aspects of itunes and anything remotely connected to Apple.
I have tried on a freshly formated laptop.
I have tried with old versions of itunes
I have tried with newest 10.6.
I have tried DFU and all types of hard reset.
I get this Error 40 everytime.
A local apple repair guy said send it him, there's 50% chance he can fix it. If he can its £40, if not it's £10 and he'll return it.
If anyone can offer any assistance into why this has corrupted the phone please help.
If you need any other info please let me know.
Dan

It seems to be a common prognosis of a hardware failure. Can the Genius bars establish what the actual hardware error would be?
Prior to getting this upgrade and error #40 issue the phone was never jailbroken and had no attempts at being jailbroken.
It was the constant reoccurance of this issue and that nothing was working from any forums that I did attempt it once after everything had been tried. However, it did not stick and it's in the same state as when we first recieved the itunes error 40 straight after the upgrade attempt and it has not booted up since.
I will take it to the genius bar and get the hardware diagnosed for sure.
Thanks for your help.

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