Using a Macbook with a dead graphic card as an external Hardrive

Hey,
I own a Macbook pro and my graphic card just got crushed.
Assuming that the hard drive and everything else is still OK,
Is there any way I can connect it to another PC as an external hard drive and pull out all the information?
(I can turn on the mac, but it always got stuck on the grey screen and that is it)
I'm aware to the option to open the mac and pull out the disk itself, it just that I'm trying to avoid it.
any help?
Thank you!

Here are the specific instructions that Niel is referring to:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1661
Ciao.

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