External HD - Computer not reading it after power failure!

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This is my case:
I was watching a movie stored on my Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 External HD then i had a power failure in my house and everything turned off.. When i tried to turn on my HD again it made an unusual ticking sound like every second or so, the computer made the usual "usb device plugged in" sound but there was no drive and it wasn't reading it. I tried like 5 times and everything was the same.

I'd like to know if its completely damaged and all data was lost, or how to know that, or if its still there how to recover it.

I am really sad because I have like 180 GB of important data and personal stuff that i cannot replace. So if any one knows a solution please help me!
 
if it clicks like that it may be dead.
your best bet is to open it up and try it in a computer, with any luck its just the power supply and the drives ok.

If not then the drive is toast.

Sorry for the bad news.

Also.... Thats WAY too much bumping.