T61p: No boot from Samsung 840 SSD?

Hi,
I just cloned my 500Gb Seagate harddrive to a new SSD, using TrueImage 2013
(SSD as main drive, Hdd in caddy).
Now the machine won't boot (just cursor blinking in upper left corner).
1. Bios "sees" the SSD
2. I've tried upgrading Bios to Middlethon's
3. I've put the SSD in another laptop (HP Presario V6500) and it started to boot right away
So I'm thinking this is a T61 problem.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Regards
Ketil

KetilEge wrote:
- caddy was internal Sata (in place of dvd multidrive)
Install the drive in the main hdd bay, not the ultrabay and it should work, however it's not a good idea to clone from a HDD to an SSD as there are issues with drive alignment. Some cloning software is designed to do this, but I prefer to let windows setup the drive and do a fresh install.
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