iPhone could not be restored error -1?

When I plug in the phone into iTunes, the computer recognizes it. The screen then turns on the apple logo sign but then the logo sign goes away. However, I could still see that the LCD is still on but it won't display anything. I tried restoring it but then when it is half way through it says "iPhone could not be restored error -1".

What do you think could be the issue? I've tried replacing the screen and I get the same problem with the apple logo showing up once and then going away and the backlight still being on.