Can't get to old hard drive files

Well, I had a problem in which I couldn't get past the gray screen. I couldn't get to any of my files, but I could still see them through the disk utility using the start-up disk. Instead of writing over all of my files I just decided to buy a new hard drive. I bought the new hard drive and installed it, no problem. My laptop is working fine now. The problem is, I thought that removing the old hard drive and placing it into an enclosure would allow me to get to the files since it wouldn't need to boot up the OS. I bought an enclosure and installed the old hard drive into it. I plug it into my ibook and it doesn't register, at all. It doesn't show up on the desktop or in the disk utility. Is there anyway I can get to my files?
EDIT: I forgot to add that I plugged it into a windows computer and it noticed it but I still couldn't see it. I've tried it on other windows computers and now I'm getting nothing. The green light on the enclosure turns on and I can hear the drive working, but I can't get to it.
Message was edited by: Laura Fiscal

I just went back to look at the ebay listing and it's pretty much this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170293298831&trksid=e11051.m203&trkparms=algo%3DCRX%26itu%3DUCC%252BUCI%252BLM%252BLA%26otn%3D5&ssPageName=ADME: X:RTQ:US:1348
It says it's mac compatible, but then again, it was only 10 bucks.
Is there someone I can take the drive to? Maybe they can retrieve my lost files.

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