My IPhone 4S won't turn on but is recognized by my computer? Help!

When plugged in ONLY my computer it vibrates twice every couple of seconds but with a total blank screen. I turned off my phone normally to restart it and it neveer came back on. I HAVE tried using both buttons and holding them down. The phone is jail broken, so it's been taken out of the box once but besides that the phone is brand new and I have only been using it for a day or two. What's going on??

If it's recognized in itunes, the device is in recovery mode. If it were completely dead, it wouldn't be recognized. You should be able to restore from itunes either as a new device or from a backup if you have one

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