SSD in Macbook Pro 2009 taked 15 minutes to boot.

Wanted to upgrade my HD, went with sandisk 480 extreme pro II ssd.
Facts:
Cloned with disk utility.
Booted externally, SSD is quick.
Booted internally, SSD takes 15 minutes.
Old HD still boots normally..
Tried to do firmware update, system says it is not necessary.
Tried to do trim enabler, still slow.
Frustration is high. Im just a college student trying to make things work.
Any recommendations appreciated.

The internal SATA cable may be faulty. Have the MBP examined at an Apple store genius bar.
Ciao.

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For reasons far outwith my control. i.e. I am in the middle of borneo, needing desperatly to get on a full windows machine... I need answers to the following?
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I want to upgrade my macbook pro buyied in DEC 2009.
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