Lenovo U510 Intel Rapid Storage Installation

I got my new U510 and wanted a clean installation of Windows 8. So (as I am a Studen and can order it for free) i bought a Windows 8 Licence and reinstalled Windows 8. At first i thought it would be the best to use the SSD as System Partition but i noticed that 24GB are just to small.
So I Installed Windows 8 on a 100GB Partition on the 500GB HDD.
Then I installed Intel Rapid Storage from here: http://support.lenovo.com/de_DE/downloads/detail.page?&DocID=DS032591
After the installation and configuration (use all of the 22GB SSD for Rapid Storage) I rebootet but Windows doesnt want to start. It just shows a low line like this " _ ". No "missing MBR" or something.
The Windows repair features do not work and say the Windows partition ist "locked".
Can anybody help me? I dont want to have an SSD and not be able to use ist.

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We are really sorry to hear about the issue you are facing,  
Please confirm under bios mode   SATA controller working mode" as "RAID";
Configuration>Intel Rapid Start Technology", choose " iRST Support" – Enable
1. Press Fn+ F2 to enter BIOS
2. Choose "Configuration > SATA controller working mode" as "RAID";
3. Select "Configuration>Intel Rapid Start Technology", choose " iRST Support" - Enable
4. F10 to save and exit
You may wish to refer below thread which has complete guide on How To Reformat, Repartition AND Get Rapid Start & Rapid Storage Working!
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad-Y-U-V-Z-and-P-series/The-Guide-on-How-To-Reformat-Repartition-AN...
Do give this a try and let us know  
Hope This Helps
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