Can't boot from new ssd

hi everyone, i installed a 128GB samsung 830 ssd in a hard drive caddy replacing the CD drive in my early 2011 macbook pro. when i try to install an operating system to the SSD it will refuse to boot. it flashes between the apple logo and a circle with a line through it (no smoking sign without the cigarette). i have tried clearing out the PRAM and totally formatting both drives. the "verify disk" in disk utility passes and it seems to work fine as a storage drive for an operating system installed on the stock HHD.
the hard drive caddy says that it is designed for a 2010 macbook pro, but the comments on amazon show success on the early 2011 model as well.
i have tried everything i can think of with no progress, does anyone have any other ideas or suggestions?
thanks!

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