IPhone 3g wont boot. iTunes doesnt recognise it in DFU

I recently tried to factory reset my phone on the iphone under the settings app. When I did it rebooted but did not start up again. It gets to the apple boot screen then the spinning wheel goes behind the apple and freezes. It sits like this until I turn it off. I have tried DFU mode on the iPhone and itunes on my laptop and desktop dont recognise it at all. But it does charge if its left.
Any help would be greatly appreciated

CheeseJaguar,
Try reinstalling the Apple Mobile Device Service as shown here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1747
Also make sure the iPhone is directly connected to the Mac using the cable that came with it.
If the issue persists after reinstalling the Apple Mobile Device Service and directly connecting the iPhone, make a reservation to have a Genius at a local Apple retail store take a look at it or call AppleCare.
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
U.S. iPhone technical support: 1-800-MY-IPHONE (1-800-694-7466)
-Jason

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