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The only real way to find out if you've lost information or damaged the drive is to plug it in and look.
If you are concerned, and you have another working computer, or a friend that does, you could plug your HDD into that machine and back up all your valuables.
I would recommend this and then reformatting, as this will really allow you to see what its capable of, and it will also get rid of any excess junk (e.g. old drivers) which may cause conflict issues.
By the way, if you do decide to reformat, and you have not done it before, make sure you do your research or find someone who has.
My guess is that if you're replacing a motherboard - odds are you've reformatted before
Hope this has been of some help to you -
Good luck with it.
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