Add SSD to DV7 (LC748EA#ACB)

Hello!
I want to add SSD OCZ Vector 150 to my notebook as a disk with Windows.
I clone Win to this SSD and set it to my notebook as a disk 1.
But I can't select my new ssd in BIOS as bootable disk.
BIOS version HP F1.B
Please help me)

What did you use to clone the disks? And to be clear, you now have the SSD in the primary slot and the hdd in the second slot? Try removing the HDD completely and see if it will boot just off the SSD. The HDD should not be in the boot order if it is in the second bay. 
The SSD is a full sized 2.5 inch SATA form factor, not an mSATA mSSD, right?

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