I can now install windows to a drive on a separate controller, but it will not work to install the OS to the drives attached directly to the system board. I did not plan for this in my build budget and there is no mention in the documentation that installing the OS to the system drive is impossible. I am using a small x1 pcie to sata/msata controller, and have tested a sata drive successfully, and am waiting for a 128gb msata ssd to come in the mail. I didn't see any kind of easy to get to molex power inside the case and figure to go with the msata as it is powered through the raid controller. 150 dollar fix for each board is an extra 300 dollars total and I loose the x16 slots. Thanks Dell!
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