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gillibyte Tried that too. The PC recognizes it when it turns off and on. I'm just seeing nothing on the screen until iTunes tries to restore it and I get the white screen with Apple logo and the progress bar doesn't move, like the pic above.
It's possible that you have a bad ipsw file. It happens on occasion. Anyway, locate the file on your PC and send it to the trashbin. Afterwards, put the device in DFU mode, and have iTunes download and install a fresh copy of the latest iOS version for your device.