I created a bootable usb using disk creator and attempted to boot from it so i can load the os onto the new drive.
													
																	Macbook no entry sign on startup. 
									
	
		
	
																	Model a1502 2 4 2 6 or 2 8 ghz dual core intel processor released october 2013. 
																	Learn what to do if your mac starts up to a circle with a line through it prohibitory symbol. 
																	This means one of two things. 
																	Thanks for the a2a. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Mac os x has several bootup symbols including a universal prohibitory sign that indicates critical files are missing from the boot volume. 
																	Either the system on the hard drive has been corrupted and it can t boot from it or the hard drive itself is damaged. 
																	29 2010 10 33 a m. 
																	But i keep seeing the no entry icon. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Managing a prohibitory sign at os x bootup. 
																	When starting your mac if you run into a prohibitory sign and the system will not boot there are a couple of things you can try to address the problem. 
																	You don t say how old your macbook pro is so that could also be a factor. 
																	If your mac doesn t start up all the way or needs you to do something during startup it might stop at one of these screens.