Cannot boot from SD card/flash drive on Macbook Pro 13" - boot fails after purple screen

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Published on 2014-06-06T00:10:36Z Indexed on 2014/06/06 3:40 UTC
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It's my first time using Ubuntu and I have run into some problems.

I have a 16GB USB Flash drive and 16GB SDHC Card. I would prefer to use the SD card but either will do just fine if it helps with the solution.

I Have a 13" Macbook Pro with no hard drive deeming the machine useless without an OS.

I thought I could substitute the hard drive for a 16GB SD card with an Ubuntu ISO on it.

I would like to plug in my SD card into my Macbook Pro, boot the Ubuntu ISO and do simple things such as use the browser for internet.

The Problem: Whenever I boot my Macbook pro with the SD card that has the Ubuntu ISO, it loads at the purple logo screen and does not function. How can I resolve this issue?

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