Patent ID: 8694743
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus having a first memory and being capable of installing a second memory, said apparatus comprising: a backup unit configured to back up the first or second memory; and a backup control unit configured to set the first memory to be backed up by the backup unit in a case that the second memory is not installed in the information processing apparatus when an electric power supply of the information processing apparatus is turned off, and to set the first memory not to be backed up by the backup unit and to set the second memory to be backed up by the backup unit in a case that the second memory is installed in the information processing apparatus when the electric power supply of the information processing apparatus is turned off, wherein the setting of the first memory to be backed up or the second memory to be backed up is dependent only on whether the second memory is installed or not when the power supply is turned off.