TS1367 Will reinstalling the memory card from my MacBook pro erase my saved data?

Will reinstalling the memory card from my MacBook pro erase my saved data?
My MacBook pro that I purchased in mid 2010 has been having some issues lately.
It's been running slow, which is very irregular since in 2010 I spent a lot of money to get the top of the line in every aspect. It's usually faster than fast and able to run multiple programs and browsers at a time.
The other day it began to act up. I did the smc reset the pram reset and it still had been running vveerryy ssllooww. :(
Now I was on it this morning and it was a bit unbalanced as I moved it to another table and it shut off completely. No sleep light, no response to the power button. It's just a dead hunk of junk. :( the only thing that gives me hope is that the battery life indicated is still working for some reason and it responds to the power adaptor when plugged in the light on the plug turns on as if the computer is acknowledging it.
Please help me. For the first time ever I am about to take apart my precious MacBook pro, but I want to make sure I am aware of what I am doing before I do it. I have read the support guide instructions through a few times so far and I am curious if removing the memory and reinstalling it will erase anything?
Is there hope?
Also currently I am unable to get to an apple store/ genius bar any live person at a store until this weekend. I am trying to avoid taking it in for I, like everyone else, need my computer for school and work and don't have the time or gas money to drive to one since I'm not in a metro area. : S
Please help!
Thanks for your time.

No, does not erase any data if you upgarede or reinstall RAM sticks.
You'd better upgrade RAM to get better performance, I suppose.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/DDR3
PS:Macbook Pro community is:
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro

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