Anybody know how to test the onboard RAM on a WarpEngine 040? (in a
late-model A4000 with RetinaZ3,VLab-Motion & Tocatta cards)

Years ago the simm retaining clips on 3 of the slots were broken forcing me to
use the hot-glue-gun method of keeping the simms in place. This method
worked great for more than 5 years. Simm 1's slot still has its clips. There
are
3 32MB and 1 16 MB simms on board. The Warp scsi still works fine.

Everything was Ok up until summer of 2001 when I had to move the Amiga,
and couldn't use it for a number of months. You know how the machine sticks
to the desk when it's in the same place for a long time, well I had to force it
loose which probably shook up the simms and loosened their connection. In
early 2002 I hooked up the machine to find that the WE simms were not being
recognized. I have tried to re-glue them a couple of times but to no avail.
The
only FAST RAM that is recognized is the 10 MB on the motherboard. In an
unrelated act, earlier this year I replaced the battery.

The last time I tried gluing them the simm slots seemed looser than before. It
seems like the "springiness" that held them tightly in place is gone. Is this a
sign that something fundamental has broken down?

Can anyone give me a lead? I sure would like to get this running again. This
was one of those machines built "on a Wednesday" when everyone at the
factory was awake...it was a great computer!

Greg