How do I install Snow Leopard 10.6.7 on my new SSD upgrade?

I have a 2011 13.3" MBP.  I just bought a Corsair P3-128 SSD to upgrade it.  When I try to install the OS onto that HD it stops at about 20-25% and brings up some kind of error which does not let me go further.  The SSD was partitioned for GUID so it should be good right?  Can someone help me get the OS onto my SSD so I can boot from it?  Thanks.

An OCZ Vertex 3 is working fine on my 17" 2011 MBP. I went and installed a fresh system on an external drive and set everything up the way I wanted it. Then I formatted the new SSD and cloned the external drive to the new SSD. Then I booted from the install DVD that came with my new MBP and ran the installer right over the top of the SSD. This added any hardware-specific files missing from the initial installation. Everything has been working fine.   
17" 2.2GHz i7 Quad-Core MacBook Pro  8G RAM  750G HD + OCZ Vertex 3 SSD Boot HD 
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