I can't get my SSD to boot

Hello everyone. I've been searching for an answer to this for over a day now, and although I find people talking about having the same problem, doesn't seem like anyone actually posts a SOLUTION on what to do!
I recently purchased this
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Series-2-5-Inch-240GB-SSDSC2CT240A4K5/dp/B009SIJ7G8/ ref=wl_it_dp_o_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=16J6Z635GUHW4&coliid=I2HWDSOO40BLXP
Intel 335 Series 2.5-Inch 240GB SATA3 Solid State Drive SSDSC2CT240A4K5
Capacity: 240GB
Interface: SATA 6.0 Gb/s
NAND Flash: MLC
MTBF: 1,200,000 Hours
Form Factor: 2.5 inch SATA
Bandwidth: 500 MB/s Sequential Read and 450 MB/s Sequential Write
After reading a number of reviews from Macbook uses saying it worked really well for them, etc.
This is my Macbook:
MacBook Pro 13.3"
Processor:
2.53GHz Core 2 Duo (P8700)
Model Number:
A1278
Production:
Jun 8, 2009 - Apr 13, 2010
Factory:
China
Production Year:
2009
Production Week:
31 (July)
Production Number:
996
I recently upgraded to 8GB of RAM of that makes any difference.
Okay, so I want to take out my 500GB HDD and replace it with the SSD and just do a clean OS install. I want nothing from the old harddrive. Okay, so I installed the SSD, put in my Startup Disk (OS X 10.5.7 that originally came with my computer).. nothing. Doesn't recognize the SSD at all. Tried EVERYTHING. It just doesn't recognize it.
Okay, took the SSD out and hooked it up to this:
http://www.amazon.com/Vantec-NexStar-2-5-Inch-External-Enclosure/dp/B002JQNXZC/r ef=wl_it_dp_o_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=16J6Z635GUHW4&coliid=I3LYDWCJQTUETZ
Plugged it into my computer (with my old HDD in). Doesn't recognize it at all. The green light is on, but nothing is happening. Tried opening disk utility. Nothing.
I read some posts saying this is a SATA firmware problem and all these other different things, but no one actually posts what to actually do about it! Should I just return the Intell SSD and get another one?! I don't understand what the problem is here.
Thanks so much!

Hi,
If you successfully created the external HP recovery media then it's safe to delete it off the old HD.
A good backup practice is to take boot drive images at periodic intervals that you can live with should your SSD fail. The same would hold true for backing up your data.
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