James,

Thanks a lot for your avices. Here's a link to show you the mod I did:

http://artofwar.free.fr/images_site/...ipeng/pcb2.jpg

Don't consider the pink wire, because in the end I routed that signal
from a different pin.

As you can see almost al the soldering is done in the bottom of the
expansion bus.

How do I normally check if a chip is malfunctioning? I fear that some
static elecrticity may have damaged the video memory.

If it's needed I think I can take a picture of my own modded board and
post it somewhere.

Thanks a lot for th help you may give me.

Mauro_