Disk drive vs motherboard

[srogers218]

Hello,
I have a toshiba mini nb205, I'm trying to find some info if replacing the disk drive and the "motherboard" are the same thing internally

 

[king_maliken]

Are you asking if a disk drive is the same thing as a motherboard??

 

[kajabla]

The motherboard is the main piece of silicon that coordinates the activities of the various parts of the PC. It looks something like this in a laptop:
http://www.ixbt.com/video2/images/g71/pic8.jpg
The disk drive is the attachment that reads CDs and DVDs. It plugs into the motherboard, and looks something like this:
http://www.uyangastore.com/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/HP_Compaq_CD_224_4d61dbb77dc59.jpg
The motherboard is vital to the operation of a computer, but the disk drive is not.

 

[srogers218]

Where would be the best place to find a new or re-conditioned motherboard for this machine, and/or could it be replaced with a similar board? Or should I just junk it for parts? I have already replaced the disk drive with a different one so Im sure the problems I am having would be contained within the motherboard.