Unable to install Yosemite using SSD in Optical Bay Caddy

Thanks for any help in advance. I recently purchased this item from Amazon:
HDD/SSD SATA III caddy for Apple MacBook (Pro) replaces SuperDrive + slot-in USB enclosure for SuperDrive - 9.5 mm (SATA - SATA) - TheNatural2020: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
I'm having big problems using it to install an SSD in my Macbook Pro Late 2011. When I put an SSD into the caddy (Samsung EVO 120GB SSD) I am unable to install OS X Yosemite onto the SSD. The installation fails instantly stating 'File system verify and repair failed'. I can format the hard drive using Disk Utility and that seems to work fine, but go back to installing Yosemite from USB and it fails again.
The SSD is fine as when I install it in the regular HDD bay I can install Yosemite just fine (that's how I'm typing just now). If I transfer the SSD back to the caddy, it won't boot from it again (showing a flashing folder with a question mark on it).
If I keep the SSD in the hard drive bay and put another HD in the caddy, the other HD is visible in OSX but almost unusably slow.
This leads me to think there's a problem with the caddy, so I ordered a second one from Amazon, but this gives the same problem! Now I'm stuck - neither caddy works properly with SSD or HD, corrupting the data on it somehow. Any suggestions would be very helpful!

SimonStokes wrote:
is it possible that it's the cable between the caddy and the motherboard that's the problem?
Yes. I have seen that SSDs in the 'normal' boot drive location have problems when the SATA cable is not shielded. Swapping back the original HDD makes the MBP functional.
I am guessing that you may be experiencing the same phenomenon. Wrap the cable in tin foil and see if that makes a difference.
Ciao.

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