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Nevermind- not sure what I did, trying to retrace my steps, but it's now working. Even nicer, I got the nvidia 190 drivers installed and got UI2 medium working- need to play with it some to see how it behaves, but not getting the "Unable to open OpenGL" is a big start.Will hope to document as I go on.
No- R1600: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103228&Tpk=aspire%20revoAlso printed on the label on the side of the machine.