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My iPhone has been working great then I did the 3.1.3 update and now it keeps switching off and the iPod tells me that I have no Content although iTunes shows that I have 8.7G of music on there. I have tried to do a RESTORE from iTunes and all I get is error 9 - could not be Restored.
My iPhone is now a paper-weight.
Looking on the internet, I now see that there are plenty of reports of problems with the 3.1.3 update - suggest waiting if you haven't updated yet.
Is there any way I can Restore my phone and get it working again?
rgds McDirt

Hello Mcdirt,
To resolve this problem you have to enter your iPhone into recovery mode.
_*Please note: If you haven't do so, please back up your data BEFORE entering recovery mode!*_
_*If you enter Recovery mode without having a backup, your data will be lost. You have been warned.*_
Of course if you have previously sync or back up your iPhone with iTunes you can use that backup.
Apple has a nice support document about how to enter recovery mode.
Hope it helps: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
Good luck!

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