Can I access my hard drive on my MBP without screen working

I turned on my early 2008 MBP today and the screen won't come on and no chime but I can hear the startup besides that, I'm assuming it's the gpu so I'm screwed with this computer but I need to transfer the hard drive. How can I do this??

Remove the hard drive from the computer and connect it to another Mac with a SATA to USB adapter.

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