Computer memory

slinga

Is any info stored in RAM or the processor of my old desktop.
I'm thinking about passwords and bank account info.

googler

The BIOS data is stored in memory on the motherboard. This is system data, not yours.

The RAM memory is cleared out every time you switch on and off or reboot. Nothing is permanently stored there

All your data is on the Hard Drive

rmg1

In a word, no.
RAM is cleared every time you switch the machine off and the processor doesn't store this type of info.
What have you done with the old hard-drive?

50Twuncle

I normally drill holes through unwanted harddrives - with a black and decker - This makes data hard to recover !!!

tonyh66

21Twinkle wrote: »

I normally drill holes through unwanted harddrives - with a black and decker - This makes data hard to recover !!!

you can say that again.....
I have to confess, I have never thrown a HD away:p

googler

21Twinkle wrote: »

I normally drill holes through unwanted harddrives - with a black and decker - This makes data hard to recover !!!

I just keep them, if they still work..... it's less wasteful

slinga

rmg1 wrote: »

In a word, no.
RAM is cleared every time you switch the machine off and the processor doesn't store this type of info.
What have you done with the old hard-drive?

My Mother Board went kaput and is being repaired.
I held on to my HDD but the processor and RAM went back to the supplier.

rmg1

You've nothing to worry about then. They won't be able to get info from the bits you've returned.

-TangleFoot-

On data remanence in DRAM:

A study found data remanence in DRAM with data retention of seconds to minutes at room temperature and "a full week without refresh when cooled with liquid nitrogen."