CS6 - Pattern making. How can I use a bounding box to define the pattern size?

I want to create a pattern in cs6. As in the previous versions of illustrator, I'd like to be able to use a bounding box to tell the computer where I want the pattern to start etc. In cs6 I can't seem to be able to do this. Once I hit 'make pattern' the bounding box is different and it becomes really difficult to define where I want the pattern to start. The pattern making part of illustrator seems to get confused and ends up throwing out my pattern completely. Any ideas?
Thanks!

Zehgut,
Create a nofill/nostroke rectangle where you want to have the boundaries, then move it down beneath the artwork in the Layers palette and include it in the swatch. That is the way to define the boudaries.

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