Mini SATA - How do I know it's working?

Hello all,
I received by brand new T430s about 48 hours ago. On the initial startup, I had a mini SATA detection error. Not a good first impression, but anyways, that issue was supposedly resolved after the customer support rep directed me to install some updates.
How can I tell if the disk is working correctly? I've been running the computer with the task manager open, and so far my "Disk 1" (SanDisk SSD U100 16GB) has shown zero activity, even when the C: drive and CPU are operating at near 100%. Also, the stats in the bottom right show 0 MB formatted, can that be right?
Thanks for your help!
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Open a COMMAND Prompt --- as an ADMINISTRATOR <===== --- and type in
eccmd -info
and hit the <ENTER> key.
If it gives a series of responses, ending with percentages for cache read & cache write, then everything is working correctly.
For documentation on this, see http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=HT074404
Windows 7 Pro SP1 (64-bit), avast! V7 Free, MBAM Pro, Windows Firewall, EMET, OpenDNS Family Shield, IE9 & Firefox (both using WOT & KeyScrambler), MVPS HOSTS file, SpywareBlaster, WinPatrol PLUS, SAS (on-demand scanner), Secunia PSI.
[I am experimenting with Sandboxie, and believe computer-users who sandbox are acting prudently.]

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