Recovery on a new computer

I had a Pavilion Slimline s5370t and I upgraded the motherboard, processor, power supply and video card of it. However my HDD didn't accept the new parts and I lost my recovery CD, so my brother brought his own CD (which was from a torrent I'm sure) and I had to install that. Now the operating system is very buggy and I keep getting messages about genuine Windows because my copy is not genuine.
Finally I found out I could order a recovery disk from HP, which came in the mail just today. I'm just wondering that since my PC is modified from the stock s5370t if the recovery disks will work. I still have the serial key from it, but I'm still not sure that matters.

Hi,
Sorry to say, but I don't believe the Recovery Discs you have ordered will work.
The original version of Windows that came with your PC ( this is the version that will be on the HP Recovery Discs ) is only licensed to the original Motherboard - the Recovery Discs check for a 'tattoo' on the bios chip to validate the installation and this will not be present on the new Motherboard you have and will not install Windows.
The only real option to you now is to purchase a retail version of Windows and install this.
Regards,
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