Thinkpad Twist S230U Hard Drive (500GB) completely Dead - How do i recover/Re-install windows 8?

The main hard drive on my Twist died after only a little more than a year, just a few months after the warranty expired (of course). i have installed a new drive, but is there any way to recover/re-install windows 8.1 without buying the recovery disks from Lenovo for $45?
is it possible there is a back up on the 24GB SSD?

Microsoft has a new online tool for this. I don't know for sure if the ISO/USB drive it creates is compatible with the license in BIOS since I haven't tried it yet.
Give it a try and let us know.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media
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