Apple logo freeze

have an apple iphone 3GS. The phone freezes on the IOS bootup ( apple logo remains on constantly)
When plugged into a computer with the latest version of iTunes, the computers does not recognize the Phone.
iTunes will recognize other iphone that do not have this problem. Turning the phone off, then plugging it into the computer
does not solve the problem because the phone starts up automatically, then freezes on the boot up (Apple Logo).
Doesn t appear to be a power problem, as the phone was charged, and the screen can stay on the Apple logo for more than 30 min.
Any suggestions??
Pt

There isn't a lot you can do from this point and you may have tried it all. I'll run through a quick list and if none of it works you'll want to see about backing up your data and then doing an erase and install. Here's the list:
1. Disconnect all peripheral devices (including things like ethernet cables), except for the Apple keyboard and mouse, and display (if it's not a built in). Does it work? If so then it may be some conflict with the one of the devices that were connected. Try them all one by one and see if the issue repeats itself when one is connected.
2. Remove any extra RAM that may be installed and try running it with different combinations of RAM (if you have more than one RAM stick). If you find it only happens when a certain RAM stick is installed, then replace that RAM stick.
3. Boot the install disk and run disk utility. You said you've done this but check out this article in case you missed a step or something. It never hurts to double-check.
4. Reset your PMU. I think this is the article for your iMac. If not search the Apple Support pages for reset PMU.
That's about all I can think of that may solve the issue. If you do need to do an erase and install then start up the computer while holding down the Option key. This takes you to the Startup Manager. If you see your hard drive in here then you should be able to use Target Disk Mode to back up your computer. If not then you'll probably want to take it in and have someone do it for you.
And here's the instructions for an Erase and Install.

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