New mobo and cpu

[True_Survivor]

hi there im new,im just wondering,ive got a new mobo and cpu coming,is there anyway of installing them without losing everything on my hard drive,cos apperently thats gunna happen.also please someone tell me the steps i need to take to install it safely because im not sure where to begin,ive been told back up all files and have drivers on disc and os on disc.
any help massivley appreciatted

 

[bushwhacker]

read this post entirely

https://www.techspot.com/vb/topic2093.html

 

[knuckleball]

you can ghost your hard drive. save an image of it before you install.