[ubuntu] Fresh 16.04 Install fails - lose video before files copied

Hi all, long time user here - 10+ years! Tried to do a fresh install of 16.04. Have been ruing 14.04 without issue. I never upgrade, always do fresh installs and I only run LTS. Anyway, I've tried perhaps 5 times now with different DVD media and two different CD/DVD drives to install 16.04 without success. The install fails before all files are copied. I lose video and the machine just sits. I am trying to install to a SSD. Never had a problem before and bot 12.04 and 14.04 have been installed to this SSD. The interesting part is now I caot reinstall 14.04 either. It fails in like fashion. I am back ruing 12.04. It went in without a hitch. All are 64 bit. I flashed my bios after I reinstalled 12.04 since I noticed it was several versions old. I run the SSD and 2 mechanical storage drives.

All drives test just fine and my 4 gig of ran pass fine. If you've made it this far I appreciate your patience at my ramble. I can't seem to come up with a solution.