Hard Drive is "Dead", any way to get my data?

My hard drive has seemingly "died." I get a clicking sound from it, which I'm assuming is the heads clicking together. It happened once before but I was able to fix it by re-installing OSX and starting from scratch, but not before getting my files via Firewire mode. Unfortunately, now I can't get back to Firewire mode. I've tried EVERYTHING to get something, but it looks like my hard disk isn't being recognized at all.
I already called AppleCare and they're going to fix it, but I'd like to save some docs before I have to send it in, any ideas?
Thanks,
Brandon Kea

If Applecare is going to fix it and the documents aren't needed immediately, you can have Apple do a data recovery service for ~$50 last time I checked.
Unfortunately, I too learned the hard way when my iBook's hard drive (G3, 700Mhz) died unexpectedly. I'd certainly recommend an external HD for backup if you have the money. It'll certainly pay off and be worthwhile for important documents
Best of luck!
-Ryan

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