Cloned MacBook 2012 HDD will not boot

I have a MacBook Pro 2012, Mountain Lion factory installed on a 5400rpm 750GB hard drive.  I am attempting to clone this drive to a new Seagate Momentus XT hybrid, same 750GB capacity.  I have done so three times now, once using Disk Utility, once using CCCloner, and once using SuperDuper.  The clone seems successful and the drive will boot from the external caddy.  After it is installed in the MacBook, however, it will not longer boot, isnt even seen by the machine and all I get is the little folder with a question mark on it.  I also attempted to install the Momentus XT internally and boot from the original HDD and do the clone in reverse, but to my astonishment, the MacBook didnt recognize either drive, and offered me only the internet restore option.  I am stumped.  I've done this mutliple times before on older MacBook Pros without a single problem, most recently on a MacBook Pro 2011. Anyone have any suggestions?

You need to prep the drive properly. If the new drive is in the computer then boot from the external drive you are replacing.
Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area.  If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing.  SMART info will not be reported  on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Security button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
Upon completion of formatting:
Clone Lion using Restore Option of Disk Utility
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Select Disk Utility from the main menu then press the Continue button.
Select the destination volume from the left side list.
Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the external backup drive. Source means the internal startup drive.

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