Problem updating iphone 3gs help

just tried updating my iphone 3gs it was interrupted and now the phone screen has locked saying "setting language" and none of the buttons are working
my computer is not recognizing it either.. help would be appreciated

Hi tobster99,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at this article:
iOS: Unable to update or restore
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
When using recovery mode, you can only restore the device. All user content on the device will be erased, but if you had previously synced with iTunes on this computer, you can restore from a previous backup.
Best of luck,
Mario

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