macbook pro mid 2009 grey screen and wont recognize HD after upgrade

Hello,

I have a 13 inch, mid 2009 macbook pro unibody

I recently replaced the battery and upgraded the ram without a hitch.

I also ordered a SSD to replace the stock HDD.

When I intalled the new SSD, the computer would not recognize the drive, I swapped the HDD back in, and that worked fine, but now I cannot get the computer to recognize EITHER drive. I read that the SATA cable goes bad all the time in this computer, so I bought a new one. No change. I have the OSX install disk in the drive, which works fine and I have used before, but am unable to boot from it by holding c at startup. Also, when I hold "option" at startup, the only thing that shows up is "Mac OSX Install Disk", and when I press enter or double click it, the drive starts spinning audibly but the computer freezes, and stays frozen, no matter how long I wait or what buttons I press.

I do not have another mac to help me troubleshoot this issue.

I do not need any of the contents of the old HDD.

I just need the computer to recognize my new SSD with my new SATA cable so that I can install OSX and be on my way.

Thank you wizards in advance.