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Repair information and guides for the iPhone 6 that was released on September 19, 2014. Model Numbers: A1549, A1586, and A1589

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Itunes won't recognize phone in recovery mode

I bought an iphone that was passcode locked and find my iphone turned off. It booted fine to the password screen. I put it in recovery mode and neither of the computers I used will recognize the phone. If i put it in DFU mode itunes will see the phone. It will extract the software, but as soon as it reboots the phone to start the process, the phone won’t turn on. After a while i get a 4005 error. Help! It won’t even boot to the lock screen anymore.

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With the help of Google, a bright man named @jbrennan51 gave some tips in another ifixit forum.

@jbrennan51 says:

Here are a few more ideas for you to try.

Restore iPhone in DFU Mode - Try to restore your iPhone in DFU mode in order to fix iTunes error 4005. Here are the steps to enter in DFU mode:

Connect your device to the Computer.

Turn off your device.

Hold Power for 3 seconds

keep holding Home and hold Power for 10 seconds.

Now release Power, but keep holding Home.

iTunes will detect your iPhone in Recovery mode. Now you can start the restore process.

Replace your Battery - In some cases, replacing the battery can fix the iTunes error 4005. The main problem is because the battery have a low power. We recommend you to replace with a original battery.

Replace the Dock connector - If you used some non-original chargers, your dock connector can be damaged and have a bad communication with the usb cable. By replacing the connector, the communication will be perfect and you will fix the error 4005. Make sure you are using a original certified cable when you restoring your device via iTunes.

Restore Without a LCD - Disconnect the display from your device completely, connect to iTunes and try to restore it. If you have hardware problem in the display, this will bypass the problem. If you still get a Error 4005, then move to the next method.

Replace Proximity Sensor Flex Cable - Try to replace the Replace Proximity Sensor flex to fix Error 4005. If you still get a error 4005, try to replace the front camera flex cable also.

Remove compass IC - The compass chip can be the main problem you getting iTunes error 4005. Try to remove the Compass iC to get rid of this issue. We must to note that you need to have a technical skills to do this method.

Conclusion: Usually, these methods would totally heal the Error 4005 issue on iTunes. However, in case the problem still persists it’s suggested that the Apple device is taken to an Apple service center immediately. Don't forget to share this article and post a comment below.

Here is the forum link to where this was found: stuck in dfu with itunes error 4005

There are also some more helpful ideas within that forum.

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Without computer, you can use this method:

1. Press the Power (wake/sleep) and the Home button on the device at the same time.

2. Keep pressing both the buttons for at least 10-15 seconds.

3. Let go of them as Apple’s logo would appear on the screen.

Or you can use Eelphone iOS System Repair to exit recovery mode for free.

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try disconnecting everything apart from the charge port and battery then put through iTunes, if it still errors then try hanging in a new charge port and battery then iTunes again, if it wont flash with everything disconnected then you have a component failure.

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For your problem, it is suggested that you try Joyoshare UltFix. It offers a standard mode to rectify the error code 4005 without data loss and gives an advanced mode to remove the passcode from your iPhone.

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