Hard Drive Change SSD - Macbook Pro
I upgraded several Macbooks with Samsung SSDs. But they were EVO 840. Here is what I noted for myself:


SDD had to be plugged instead of the original HDD. Plugging in instead of DVD gives issues.
The connector is very hard to plug and unplug to Samsung SSDs. It is much easier with Apple HDD. So you have to press firm to plug in the SSD. To unplug, gently use a small flat screwdriver to separate the SSD from the connector. This "hard" connector could be reason why you do not see the SSD.


I doubt that installing SSD in the dock station will work if you try to put it in without that dock station. OS X knows where you plug what. You need a proper device path, which means it has to be connected properly during the installation.