reusing hard drive

it seems my motherboard has died. if i were to get the exact same mb and use all the old components.....video card, sound card , disk drives..etc. , will the old hd still work with os already on it ? and would all data still be there ?

 

thanks Halo , pretty sure it was mb . said something about bios then went black sreen . tried to boot to recovery floppy and disc and all i got was black screen. hd seems to be running.

 

It couldn't hurt to unplug the computer take out the CMOS battery for a minute or two and put back together and see it it boots to the BIOS screen.

 

The data would survive but unless the motherboard is the exact same make and model the OS would have to be reinstalled.

Make sure you get a motherboard with all of the correct connectors/slot types etc, especially RAM and CPU slots if you plan to reuse those.

 

thanks to everyone for the help. i already tried cmos trick , didnt do anything but i will try again.

 

Before you dash out and spend money on a new motherboard, perhaps you would like to post the exact symptoms.

There are plenty of other reasons you might have a black screen.

If you are prepared to change the motherboard and have an old one lying around you might be able to at least check the other components - memory, video card etc etc using it.

 

ok on startup i hear 1 beep then sounds like hdd starts to run,black screen whole time. i dont have another mobo around to check things but tried another vid card that was working with same results......black screen.

 

Okay, this sounds like a dead video slot, or monitor cable, or monitor.

Does the motherboard have onboard graphics?

Do you know what type of graphics card slot the motherboard has?

Can you test the monitor on a different computer?

Can you test a different monitor cable?

 

the mobo does not have a onboard graphics and i am using agp slot for video. i also tried a old pci vid card i had it also had same results. the monitor is in use on another puter so i know it works.

 

Do you see anything at all on the screen during the boot attempt!

 

Again thanks to all in responding with help.

Oldphil I see absolutely nothing on boot. the monitor doesnt even recognize its connected to anything. again the only thing on boot is the 1 beep , I think I hear hdd start and some light flash on keyboard. thats it.

 

Borrow another monitor I think yours is toast!

 

monitor is fine works on another puter. I also tried another monitor with same results.

 

Whilst it is certainly possible your motherboard has died it would be expensive to be wrong.

Your posts are very short. You can't provide too much information only too little.

How was the pc running before the problem?
What changes did you make (software/updates/hardware) just before the problem?
What is the operating system?
Hardware details?
Disconnect everthing connected to your motherboard except the psu and video. (keyboard, mouse, printers, hard drive, PCI cards, particularly anything USB.)

Is there anything jammed in a USB port or damage to one?


What actually happens when you power up? Watch the monitor power light, not the screen. Does it change colour or flash?