- this screen, but without the memory test.

My laptop had Windows 8/8.1 on it - can't remember now. I initially wanted Ubuntu as an OS, so I downloaded the .iso, created a bootable usb and installed it. It froze every time I tried to start the computer.

Left it for two weeks, did some thinking, I want Ubuntu Gnome now. Download the iso - md5sum check it; good to go. Install with bootable USB- same issue. Now it'll either freeze with a slightly lit up black screen, or it'll load into the attached picture, and freeze after selecting an option.

I've reinstalled a few times, completely rewriting the harddrive each time (thinking that might clear away whatever was corrupted). But now I'm just frustrated and at a dead end.

To be clear, I'm not trying to dual boot, I just want a working Ubuntu Gnome OS on my laptop.

"ubuntu-gnome-14.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso" is the filename