I was afraid you'd say that. I have the drive attached to a docking station, and so far, I'm having no luck in getting to the contents. I'm going to try a cheap freebie program to try and access it, but if it doesn't work, it doesn't work.
This laptop was on a WHS 2011 network, so we may have a backup on the server. Problem is, it appears the only way I can restore is to bring the old laptop back online with a new HD. Not the ideal situation, as we want to toss the old laptop.