HT4623 What if my iphone doesn't show up in my itunes when I plug it in to my computer?

My computer recently crashed and I got a new hard drive. When I got it back, my iPhone didn't show up in my Itunes (which I reinstalled) and I can't update my phone and can't back it up. How do I fix this?

Are you using iTunes 11.x? Has it ever worked?
iPad not appearing in iTunes
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/itunes/
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4235
IOS: Syncing with iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
Apple - Support - iPad - Syncing
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/syncing/
 Cheers, Tom

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