No, you don't have to worry about data. RAM doesn't permanently store data and is emptied whenever you restart. Just turn off your computer, install the RAM according to the instructions, then start your computer. It will automatically recognize and start using the new RAM.Hey guys, I want to purchase the 8GB memory upgrade from OWC. The instruction video seems fairly easy. The thing is i'm not sure if there is any data to be transfer like when upgrading a hard drive. I'm new to computers so sorry if this question seems a little dumb. Thanks!
No, you don't have to worry about data. RAM doesn't permanently store data and is emptied whenever you restart. Just turn off your computer, install the RAM according to the instructions, then start your computer. It will automatically recognize and start using the new RAM.
So if the RAM automatically empties once you restart, then there's no reason to upgrade to a larger RAM, right?
Not necessarily. To determine if you can benefit from more RAM, launch Activity Monitor and click the System Memory tab at the bottom to check your page outs. Page outs are cumulative since your last restart, so the best way to check is to restart your computer and track page outs under your normal workload (the apps, browser pages and documents you normally would have open). If your page outs are significant (say 1GB or more) under normal use, you may benefit from more RAM. If your page outs are zero or very low during normal use, you probably won't see any performance improvement from adding RAM.So if the RAM automatically empties once you restart, then there's no reason to upgrade to a larger RAM, right?
And will my warranty be VOID if I upgrade?
So if the RAM automatically empties once you restart, then there's no reason to upgrade to a larger RAM, right? And will my warranty be VOID if I upgrade?