Cannot boot to new SSD

I replaced my existing hard drive with a new Crucial MX100 256GB SSD. Had no problems installing the SSD and installed OS X Yosemite via usb key.
Problem I have is cannot boot to this SSD at all. I tried setting it as the startup disk but it doesn't appear in the list of disks.
But I checked it with Disk Utility and it's mounted. I ran a verify disk and no errors where found. I also erased it and set it to Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
But still cannot boot

I created a new parition with a GUID partition table but still doesn't work. Still don't get the option to isntall to my SSD when i boot up with my Yosemite install USB. I also tried to make it the Startup Disk but it doesn't appear in that screen.
Could it be the data cable? Here's a screen shot of what I see in Disk Utility (sorry about the spotlight search bar)

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