Need assistance with getting my photos off my hard drive...

i had taken the hard drive out of my broken mac book pro and i want to get my photos off it.. these photos can not be replaced n i dont have them saved anywhere else i have tried using blacx thermaltake external hard drive enclouse and it said my hard drive was ejected so that didnt work tired using notebook drive and nothing showed up on my desktop... im using a mac air now thats where i want the photos to be they are on my hard drives that are no longer in the old macbook pros how can i get my photos and how do i know if my hard drives are broke or sumthing.... i really need these photos any help would be great thanx....

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