My old HD - can i get it up and running?

One and a half years ago i had to replace my old HD, motherboard etc due to a particularly nasty virus, so as expected all my info was lost. Can anyone tell me if it's possible to reinstall this HD back on my pc with full Norton AVP to hopefully recover my info bearing in mind that this virus which wrecked my BIOS will still be there - or will it? If so how do I go about it?
PC details:-
WinME
Firefox
AMD Duron(tm) Processor, Model:7 (Athlon), 1302.6 MHz

 

Post this over here where the ones that are familar with your problem,

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=35

 

OK done that - getting two bangs for my buck, ha!