INITRAMFS installation error

I have a new Powerspec B677 and I’m trying to install Ubuntu server on it. I verified the SHA256 and burned the USB with Rufus. Rufus asked me if I wanted to download the additional files with it because it was missing some and I said yes. Now I’m getting an [ 0.458573] INITRAMFS unpacking failed: decoding failed message and the installer starts writing a bunch of stuff on the screen really really small and the characters are incomplete, so it is illegible. It looks like it’s installing or trying to install. But I can’t read it because it looks like The Matrix except right to left. Every so often when trying this I do get a menu but if I don’t act quick enough it starts installing and I get the same problem. If I get lucky I can choose the installer option but I get the same message and garbling across the screen. I’ve tried this about 20 times and I also made the ISO USB at work just to see if that would change things and I got the same messages and problems.

Does anybody know what I should do?