Why won't my iPad Retina Display restore to factory settings?

I have an iPad with Retina Display, and I can't restore it to factory settings. I tried updating it to iOS 8 and the screen went black and showed an Apple Logo, with the loading bar underneath. At first I thought it was updating, but halfway through the load, the screen went black and showed a Loading Symbol in the middle of the screen, as if I were to "Power" it down. And it did this multiple times after I restarted it by holding down the home and power button. At first it loaded normally, but then it did the same thing. The screen went black, and showed the apple logo... I tried resetting it to factory settings and it wont show up in my iTunes on my computer as in recovery mode. And I have no idea how to fix it.

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