Working windows install on ssd but fails to boot when old hdd is removed

I bought a Samsung 840 ssd for my Thinkpad T510 to use as my primary hdd and an Ultrabay Sata adapter to mount an additional hdd. I clean installed Windows 7 64 bit on the ssd . Previously I was using 32 bit Windows but I because I also upgraded to 8 gb ram I needed to switch to 64 bit. I used the Windows USB DVD tool to create a bootable USB to install Windows from.
Everything went fine. Because I have two hdds both running windows, when I boot the computer it prompts me to pick which Windows 7 to run. Both run fine. However, and this is the problem I need help with, when I remove the original hdd leaving only the Samsung ssd the computer won't boot - it says no valid operating system.
I tried updating the BIOS but that didn't help.
Any ideas?
Thanks!!*
*Update: I used EasyBCD to copy the boot file to the ssd. Now I am able to boot fine on the ssd with the old hdd removed. So it would seem as if not having the boot file on the ssd was the problem. Still, when I boot up, I'm prompted to pick between booting Windows 7 (new ssd) and Windows 7 (old hdd thats no longer connected). Obviously if I pick the latter it fails to boot. If I pick the former it works fine (problem solved!), but I'd like to be able to skip this prompt when I turn on my comp. Any ideas?
Also, I'm curious why the boot file wasn't on the ssd already once I installed windows 7 on that drive. Is it because the old hdd was still physically connected while windows was installing? If re-installing windows on the ssd without any other drives present would likely make all these problems go away I'm inclined to just do that, but does anyone know for a fact why this would be necessary?
Thanks!!

I have had similar issues in the past, but it was nothing to do with the T510. It is solely a windows issue. It is happening because , with both the drives installed the system can "see" the modified boot file. When you take out the ultrabay hard drive the system can no longer see the boot file, hence no valis operating system.
For me to fix it in the past, was a bit of mucking around. First off see if you can download "vistaboot" pro v3.3. With that you should be able to copy the bootfile to the SSD. If you can't do that you'll probably have to use a Windows install disk, booting from the DVD drive, wait till it loads up, select keyboard info, and at the next screen choose "start up repair" .
Sad to say, even that is not a guaranteed fix; it failed for me last Friday and I had to do a fresh install. If you don't have a Windows DVD, google for X17-59465 or GSP1RMCULXFRER_EN_DVD. They are the latest version of Windows 7 x64 Ultimate.You should find valid, and legal, download links at digitalriver, the official microsoft site and they most likely be posted somewhere on the mydigitallife forums.
Have fun !!

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