Hi people, I have a computer that was working very well, but lately when I was working on a important project, there was a power fluctuation for a couple of times (I thought that was normal) but after the last power fluctuation my computer refused to boot up. There seems to be a failure of some kind…..but I need to get the projects back that are still in that disk.

I would be thankful if you could suggest any good tools to get the files and documents back.

Put the hard drive in another computer or put it into an external enclosure.

You could also try and fix this one.

What exactly happens when you try to start it?

The following is a much simpler external USB adapter solution if your hard drive is SATA ($US38):

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/produc...lacx/blacx.asp



Also suggest you consider adding a Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) to help avoid potential component breakdowns that could arise from power interrupted system crashes and surges. See:

http://www.apc.com/tools/ups_selector/index.cfm

I use three such units (minimum 500VA - 750VA on my main PC).

It seems that your hard drive is physically damaged due to power fluctuations.Put your hard drive on another computer and check weather it is working or not. If it is physically damaged consult data recovery service.If hard drive is logically damaged then go for data recovery software.I have used Stellar Phoenix data recovery software to recover my data. You can try this software it will help you to recover your data.