My ipad 2 won't restore on itunes

Hey Fellow apple ppl!
Just wondering if anyone could please help me with an issue i have doing a restore on itunes with my ipad 2 which i never got a chance 2 do a back up
it is stuck in recovery mode & no matter what i do it won't enter dfu mode can any1 help me pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease it's doing my head in
<3 Tam
xoxo

You can't keep dropping your iPad - gently or otherwise - and expect it to behave normally. It might work OK again and it might not. Please be more careful with your iPad for your own sake.
In any event, you can try resetting the iPad and maybe it will snap out of this loop that you are caught in or you can try restoring using recovery mode. I don't know if either suggestion will work.
Reset the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.
This isn't a typical use for recovery mode, but I can't think of anything else that could get the iPad out of this loop if resetting didn't work.
Take a look at this.
If you can't update or restore your iOS device - Apple Support

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