New iPhone 3GS will not connect to Mac

I am trying to set up my iPhone 3GS and the instructions are very straight forward. It says to connect it to my Mac with the USB cable and it will take it from there. The problem is that the phone keeps switching on and off. the apple logo shows up for 30 seconds and then it turns off again. what am i supposed to do?

Hi Slengel5,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below may be able to help you with this issue.
Click on the link to see more details and screenshots.
iPhone, iPad or iPod touch: Not responding or does not turn on
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3281?viewlocale=en_US
Cheers,
Judy

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