Even using any of the pressing the f1-12 keys commands just leaves it sitting at a black screen, with F#... <Whatever The Command Would Be >
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"boot image did not authenticate" appears to be a secure boot issue, In your case it's likely a corrupted boot loader. Do you know what key to press on boot up to do the factory recovery? I think I would try that at this point. If you haven't already.
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- Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
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- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Asus
- CPU
- AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
- Motherboard
- ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
- Memory
- 8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
- Sound Card
- VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
- Hard Drives
- Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
- PSU
- Thermaltake TR 620
- Case
- Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
- Cooling
- Stock heatsink fan
- Keyboard
- Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
- Mouse
- Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
- Internet Speed
- 80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
- Browser
- Internet Explorer 11
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender
- Other Info
- HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
After getting to my BIOS and turning off secure boot, and activating legacy, I get more than an infinite black screen. Now it says to insert boot disk. So there's that.
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