Motherboard Changed - Can't use old Backups

Hi!
I'm pretty sure a similar problem has already been posted but the motherboard of my MacBook Pro had to be replaced (the old one was damaged) and now Time Machine is not using my old backups anymore and instead tries to create a new backup named Dominic Spitalers Computer (2). Is it possible to tell Time Machine that it shall continue with my old backup? (I know enough about computers to use the terminal if this is necessary )
I hope someone here can help. This is really important to me. (Sorry for my English)

See: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080128003716101
Good luck!

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