Question posted by dabeaven on July 20th, 2011

3gs Will Not Restore

MY iPhone 3gs will not start; when connected to iTunes is says I need to restore. When hooked to the usb cable it tries to download lastest software, completes that task, and then appears to install software. Then i  get a " cant restore message and error"1604" or some such. All help responses appreciated. Thanks, Don

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Answer #1: Posted by neil8709 on July 24th, 2011 11:59 AM
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Something must have interrupted the process of restoration on your iPhone so I'd suggest you restore your iPhone through iTunes again then install the latest update on it. If that doesnt work, have your iPhone checked out at Genius Bar in Apple store.

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