Iphone 3Gs 3.1.2 failed boot, need help ASAP

I am having problem with my iphone 3gs. let me tell you the scenario, my iphone died, so i plugged in the charger and it started loading the battery, so i left, when i returned the iphone was off so put it on and the usual iphone apple logo showed as it usually does, and it shows for about 10-15 secs and then the screen turns black and nothing happens, so it means the iphone shut off. i then try to put it on again and the same thing happened. so i really want to know if there is a way i can fix this at home with out giving in my phone to customer service as i want to keep all my apps, contacts, pictures, settings, etc.
Ps. i have tried the so called reset where you hold the home and power button, all that happened what that the screen flashed white for a second and then it returned to the same state. DS

See if you can force the phone into recovery mode:
Leave the USB cable connected to your computer, but NOT your phone, itunes running, press & hold the home button while connecting the USB cable to your dock connector, continue holding the home button until you see “Connect to iTunes” on the screen. You may now release the home button. iTunes should now display that it has detected your phone in recovery mode, if not quit and reopen iTunes. If you still don’t see the recovery message repeat these steps again. iTunes will give you the option to restore from a backup or set up as new.

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