Lenovo Thinkpad Edge S430 SSD cache not working???

Hi guys,
I just got my S430 a couple of days ago. Installed Windows 8 x64 (RTM).
Everything was working ok. More or less. But now SSD cache just "dissapeared". Whenever I try to initialize it from the computer manager it throws a I/O error, and the installer cannot identify the SSD.
Ideas? Is it dead? (within a week of buying it!!! )
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Thanks for your reply, lead_org. My apologies, I didn't see the reply before.
Is not the mSATA port, but the mSATA SSD. It's being detected, both in W7 and W8, both in this machine and in a Lenovo E420s. But it's not working at all (I/O error, yada yada).
Thing is, to ask for the warranty, Lenovo wants me to send the whole notebook. And I need it to work, so it's a no-go.
I guess I just lost 35 bucks of the mSATA SSD cost. :@
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