2007-06-28 00:47:49 · 12 answers · asked by troutmaster73 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
You don't.
RAM is a place to store data (its fast, relatively small, and its content goes away when the power is turned off). It is where the computer puts data that it is working with or might need again in a hurry.
The hard drive is another place to store data (its slow, relatively large, and its content can survive without power). It is where the computer stores things for the long term (like programs and documents)
You can't put one inside the other.
What you can do is use hard disk space as extra RAM, this is called Virtual Memory. http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/computing/windows/xpvirtualmemory.htm has some details.
Note, however, that real RAM is MUCH MUCH faster then virtual memory, so adding more physical RAM is going to help more then adding virtual memory.
2007-06-28 00:51:47 · answer #1 · answered by David D 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
RAM is Random Access Memory. It is used to store information temporarily of course depending on power availability. When the power is off, data in RAM is lost. Hard Drive store information permanently. You can not transfer RAM to the Hard Drive. You can only transfer data from RAM to hard drive if that is what you want
2007-06-28 08:22:44 · answer #2 · answered by Hemed K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ram comes in 2 different ways.
There is Ram that comes in the way of Sticks of memory and must be purchased and added . Remember more memory is always better. Be wary when you buy Ram do not buy cheap Ram, I suggest Crucial.
Next there is Virtual Memory
In older computers you could allocate the amount of memory you wanted to use for a certian program.
However since the advent of the newer operating systems you no longer have this option. Like with Windows XP your operating system does it automaticlly.
Don
2007-06-28 07:54:59 · answer #3 · answered by Don M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you want to?
You can buy or get for free RAM managers that claim to utilise your RAM more efficiently than Windows. One example is FreeRAMXP.
Of course you need to use some of your precious RAM in order to run this program, so there is overhead attached to using a memory manager.
2007-06-28 09:41:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cant, RAM memory and Hard Drive memory and completely different. HD space stores your data, but the RAM allows your computer to run multiple applications at the same time, it doesn't store data.
2007-06-28 07:50:14 · answer #5 · answered by mike h 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You can't do this Old hard drives don't have memory attached because the technology wasn't out at that time. the only drives that now have ram on board are sata raid drives.
2007-06-30 22:12:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i assume what you mean is that you want the data on RAM saved to disk. in linux there is a built in function - gcore. you have to do it one running program at a time i believe with gcore. run gcore and it will give you some options. if you're on windows, i'm not sure, but you can probably find a program to do it for you - search 'core dump'.
2007-06-28 08:00:51 · answer #7 · answered by l01217 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not actually possible however windows uses a "page file" that is essentially ram on the hard disk, it's in the system options box
2007-06-28 07:57:50 · answer #8 · answered by toten 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy more ram and put it in (physically) to you computer.
Try eBay the are pretty cheap.
I never knew you could transfer RAM to a hard drive.?
They are different components all together
2007-06-28 07:52:00 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
YOU CANT TRANSFER RAM TO HARD DRIVE...YOU PUT IT IN THE MACHINE WHICH IS ALSO HOLDING THE HARD DISK
2007-06-28 11:08:15 · answer #10 · answered by A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋