Recovering data from Laptop HD

[Trick000]

Hi guys, my laptop just died but I believe the hard drive is still intact. I need to recover some data from the laptop HD and I need to know what my options are. The HD was on FAT32 and it was the boot drive. Thanks for your help!

[LocoCoyote]

Several options are available. I'll skip those involving third party data recovery services.
Idea 1: Just pull the drive and put it into another computer. Most laptop HD's are just standard 2.5" drives.
Idea 2: Do same as above but with a external USB (or Firewire) drive enclosure.

[glc]

To put the drive in a desktop computer, you will need one of these:

http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HD-108&cat=HDD

[Trick000]

Thanks guys. Problem solved.