SSD no longer recognized - do I need a new SATA cable?

Approximately 2 months ago, I successfully installed a Samsung SSD (840 EVO) in the primary bay and original HHD into the optical bay. The other day, the computer froze, so I opted to restart. Upon restart the computer rebooted using my HHD. At first, the SSD was recognized but refused to boot using the SSD. I tried 'repairing disk permissions' and received a few errors. I erased the SSD and received the same errors. The following day I restarted the MBP and the SSD was no longer recognized. I pulled the SSD out of the bay (leaving the HHD in the optical bay) and connected with an external enclosure. The SSD was recognized via USB 3.0, so I re-formatted the SSD and was able to successfully boot from the SSD in the external enclosure. I then installed the SSD in the primary bay, but was not given an option to boot the computer using the now-internal SSD.
So, do I need to replace the SATA cable? Do I need to get firmware for the SSD? Are there other workarounds you can think of? Thanks for your help!!! - Ryan
Details:
Macbook Pro 13"
Processor: 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7
Software: OSX 10.8.5
Serial-ATA Device Tree:
     Intel 7 Series Chipset:
            Vendor:          Intel
            Product:          7 Series Chipset
            Link Speed:          6 Gigabit
            Description:          AHCI Version 1.30 Supported
     Intel 7 Series Chipset
          -Toshiba MK7...
                 Vendor:          Intel
                 Product:          7 Series Chipset
                 Link Speed:          6 Gigabit
                 Negotiated Link Speed:          3 Gigabit
                 Physical Interconnect:          SATA
                 Description:          AHCI Version 1.30 Supported

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