My old imac hdd doesnt mount Please Help!!!!

Hi all,
I upgraded my IMac's 6.1 (its first gen. Intel Imac 24 inch) hardrive with a new 2TB HDD. And I upgraded OS Snow Leopard to Lion. It works like a charm.
After I needed some old stuff from the old HDD, I connected it through USB with 2 different docks, but the new system doesnt mount it. I looked at the Disk utility it doesnt even see it.
Please help me I dont want to reinstall the old HDD again.
Is there a way to mount it?
Best Regards

There is nothing special about using a previously formatted and otherwise working hard disk in an external USB enclosure. Connecting it to your Mac should be sufficient for it to mount and become immediately available, so I suggest your problems lie with the enclosure or USB cable.
Try using Startup Manager: Make sure the drive is connected, then press and hold an option key while starting your Mac.

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