Q: My iPad is frozen on connect to itunes icon...will not let me do anything.  I tried to restore it to settings, but after an hour of updating, it said it could not be restored.  This ipad2 is only 3 years old.

Hello Pickelilly,

Thank you for using discussions.apple.com, I am glad to help!

What do you mean by connect to itunes icon? It's in recovery mode, right?

Try forcing to turn off:

Press the home button and power button together. This forces a power off.

Try DFU mode

1. Plug your device into your computer with a USB cable.
2. Turn off the device.
3. Hold the Power button for 3 seconds.
4. Hold the Home and Power buttons for 10 seconds.
5. Release the Power button but keep holding the Home button.
6. After about 15 seconds you will be alerted by iTunes saying that it has detected a device in Recovery Mode.

Related links:

http://theiphonewiki.com/wiki/DFU_Mode

https://www.google.com.lb/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact= 8&ved=0CCAQtwIwAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbITIiGswjFI&ei= LmvPU6XlN6PC0QWwsIGQDQ&usg=AFQjCNEQvI_QGWOP3d8fMDtMAT_ExonaiQ

http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/24/iphone-dfu-mode-explained-and-how-to-enter-dfu-mo de-on-your-iphone/

Make sure you have the latest version of itunes  

That may be a bug in your version and Apple has probably released a fix for it.

I hope I helped,

Ab

If you can’t update or restore your iOS device

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808

iPad Stuck in Recovery Mode after Update

http://www.transfer-iphone-recovery.com/ipad-stuck-in-recovery-mode-after-update .html

iOS: Apple logo with progress bar after updating or restoring from backup

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3681

 Cheers, Tom