Ipad is Disabled. Connect to itunes

Ok, mom entered the passcode in wrong too many times. Now the only time this ipad was synced with a computer was during setup. When i hook it up to that computer it says can not sync cause passcode is not put into ipad. But ipad will not give me a keypad to put in correct passcode. Is there a way to fix this that does not involve resting the whole thing and losing everything on the ipad. I can put it on recovery mode but that will just wipe the whole thing,