computer memory?

April 5th, 2009 | by computermemory |
computer memory
creativeusername7 asked:


I’m a little computer illiterate so please try not to make fun of me too much!

If there are 2 memory slots in your computer that are already filled (in my case 1 is 128mb and the other is 512mb) will you lose any documents or information stored in the computer if you take those 2 memory sticks out and replace them with 2 1gb memory sticks?

FREEMAN

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  1. 10 Responses to “computer memory?”

  2. By Matt on Apr 7, 2009 | Reply

    Nope, not at all. Your memory just stores information that is being processed by the processor at the moment.

    Permanent storage (pictures, documents, etc.) is on your hard drive.

    And on another note, you’ll definitely notice a performance increase between 640mb and 2gb!

    MLindahl

  3. By Mond R on Apr 9, 2009 | Reply

    No. There are rams and there is hard drive in which all your documets are saved.

  4. By gummyguy411 on Apr 10, 2009 | Reply

    no, you will not lose any information

  5. By Kyle on Apr 12, 2009 | Reply

    Nope, but you will get a big performance jump ;-) Just make sure your motherboard can support 2GB RAM.

  6. By CCIE Prodigy on Apr 12, 2009 | Reply

    No that memory is just for when the computer is on for it to run the operation system. everything is loaded off the hard drive at boot up that is why boot up is slow.

  7. By Janet B on Apr 13, 2009 | Reply

    Hard to say, but I would call the manufacturer and ask their tech support this question to be sure. I did that with my Dell computer and things went ok. I did have to back up my photos and music though. Everything else can be reinstalled with your start up (restore) CD.

  8. By Jerry J on Apr 13, 2009 | Reply

    Matt has the correct answer

  9. By Brad on Apr 16, 2009 | Reply

    If you’re talking about what I think you’re talking about, then no, there shouldn’t be any problem with losing data. Those memory sticks are RAM, which is kinda like the “short-term memory” of a computer. Your files, on the other hand, are stored in a different place, on the hard drive (the computer’s “long-term memory”). Upgrading the short-term memory doesn’t affect what’s stored in long-term memory.

  10. By incomitatus on Apr 18, 2009 | Reply

    Absolutely not!
    Your computer should now run faster with 2 gigs of RAM.

  11. By peaches on Apr 19, 2009 | Reply

    No you will not lose your data. The data is stored in the Hard drive of the computer. The memory is to run the programs.

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