Mac Mini – can't see Internal HD after adding SSD-.

I have installed a SSD in my brand new Mac Mini – it was shipped with the 1TB drive.
I booted up and got the blinking Question Mark Folder.
• So, I booted up with option held down; I could see the SSD and the Apple 1TB (which has Mavericks system installed).
• No problem I thought – it probably needed me to choose the start up disk
• Opened Disk Utility; I can see both drives; that's good! I thought I'd format the SSD while I was here, so I did.
• Quit out of Disk Utility to get Start Up Disk options – both discs missing. Oh, dear.
• So booted up again and did an internet recovery; putting a system (Mountain Lion) onto the new SSD (whereas before it was an empty, erased Disk).
• This took an hour over the net but it worked. I booted up with it and it very fast – but the Apple internal 1TB is missing.
Weird part:
• Opened Disk Utility on the computer; I can see only see the new SSD; so I opened Disk Utility to see if I could view the internal, nope - not there.
• So I thought I would be scientific and boot up again holding OPTION down; opened disk Utility; and viola – there's both drives; each with a system and OK according to Disk Utility.
So in a nut shell – when I boot up with Disk Utility holding OPTION I can see the internal BUT when I am booted up as normal with the new SSD; and open Disk Utility; I can't see the internal.
Shall I just erase the 1TB internal and start again? I spent a bit of time Migrating my old machine to this 1TB; so would like to not to have to do that gain.
Thanks
Barry

Hi 66 Firebird,
I have similar issue.
I can see my Samsung 840 Pro 256 SSD and original 1TB hard drive in Internet recovery mode. But it did not allowed to format 1TB drive. As soon as software installed into SSD and booted from it, my 1TB vanishes.
Do you have any luck?
What did you to get your 1TB back?

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