Target Disk Mode Stuck on FireWire logo

Hi guys,
I have been having major issues with my MacBook Pro that I bought in late 2009. It suddenly crashed one day and did not boot ever since. The white screen with the  apple logo and the spinning thingy in the bottom was all I could see I can see. I wanted to at least recover my data before I handed it in to the Apple Store for repair. I managed to connect the MBP to my iMac through the Target Disk Mode using a FireWire 800 cable. It transferred about 40% of the content of my MBP onto my iMac and then suddenly started hanging. The FireWire logo on my MBP stopped moving ever since. The folder of my MBP HD appears on m iMac but when I try to open it the iMac hangs. Tried every possible startup trick including Option-Command PR and a bunch of other stuff and nothing has worked. I really want to recover all my files. I don't have the CDs my MBP came with. Please help! :(
Pit

If the MBP gets into Target Mode, at least the logic board isn't fried. But the HDD may be damaged and be the cause of your woes. Once it is connected to the iMac and the MBP's volume appears on the desktop, have you tried repairing it with the iMac's Disk Utility or even stronger stuff like DiskWarrior?
When that gets sorted out, either cause the disk was repairable or you had to put in a new one, you will have to purchase a boxed version of Snow Leopard to reinstall since you don't have the MBP's install DVDs.

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