Improper shut down causes bad data in chip?

[DMan]

Good morning,
Is it possible that shutting down the power log or software in properly, like just yanking out the USB cable or just shutting the laptop, causes that data to get stored in the chip?

I am experiencing part throttle spark retard all of a sudden. That’s what the Scanmaster is reporting.I didn’t change anything else. All I can remember is that I had to shut down the laptop and I didn’t do it in a clean way.

Could this cause problems?

 

[EricM]

It shouldn't cause a problem, but you can look at the spark table to see if anything has changed.