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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: davedat on April 06, 2009, 11:37:24 AM

Title: any computer memory transferred to new hard disk?
Post by: davedat on April 06, 2009, 11:37:24 AM

I've got a new hard disk and i'm selling my computer. I'm wondering if there is any contents of other memory like ram transferred to the new hard disk from the computer when its installed

Title: Re: any computer memory transferred to new hard disk?
Post by: Dias de verano on April 06, 2009, 11:44:05 AM

Please explain what you want to know a bit more please. Are you putting the new hard disk in the computer and then selling it?

Title: Re: any computer memory transferred to new hard disk?
Post by: davedat on April 06, 2009, 11:46:28 AM

I've put the new hard disk in my old computer but i'm wondering if any passwords or any bank details got tranferred from any ram or anything. I changed the hard disk as i was paranoid that i hadn't erased my personal details.

Title: Re: any computer memory transferred to new hard disk?
Post by: Dias de verano on April 06, 2009, 11:48:25 AM

You had to shut the PC down and turn the power off before you installed the hard disk. (I hope!) When you shut down, let alone turn the power off, everything in the RAM is lost. For ever.

Title: Re: any computer memory transferred to new hard disk?
Post by: davedat on April 06, 2009, 11:49:54 AM

 I thought it might like when data is recovered after a sudden shutdown.

after it suddenly shuts down without you asking it to. then turn  back on and it recovers the data

Title: Re: any computer memory transferred to new hard disk?
Post by: Dias de verano on April 06, 2009, 11:50:33 AM

Quote from: davedat on April 06, 2009, 11:49:54 AM

I thought it might like when data is recovered after a sudden shutdown.

Not sure what you mean.

Title: Re: any computer memory transferred to new hard disk?
Post by: davedat on April 06, 2009, 11:51:46 AM

Ok thanks

Title: Re: any computer memory transferred to new hard disk?
Post by: davedat on April 06, 2009, 02:20:24 PM

 And the cmos battery wouldn't of saved ram?

Title: Re: any computer memory transferred to new hard disk?
Post by: Karnac on April 06, 2009, 03:05:59 PM

Relax Dave, cmos holds setup configurations for your computer...ie: how it starts etc.

Title: Re: any computer memory transferred to new hard disk?
Post by: Dias de verano on April 06, 2009, 03:26:53 PM

Quote from: davedat on April 06, 2009, 02:20:24 PM

And the cmos battery wouldn't of saved ram?

The "CMOS" (actually these days it's an EEPROM) memory on the motherboard is typically 512 bytes in size and is used to store the BIOS settings. That's it. Nothing else. davedat, you have been told repeatedly you have nothing to worry about.