1st Build - Major help needed

I think you may be headed towards a SSD wipe and re-intall of W7 in AHCI mode. Otherwise I think the rig may like booting to the SSD in IDE mode.

Headed out for a funeral so I hope others can step in .....good luck, I think it's going to be something simple so just hang in there !

You have got some great help from linnemeyerhere.

You posted this in your first post. You did not tell us if the problems were gone when the system was out of the case.

Ran the board outside the case, put it back in, would seem stable and then I'd get random restarts. I figured that this board just did not like WHS. I ran Fedora from a USB stick and it worked fine. Could not get it to crash.

In my opinion I would do the build outside the case using the SSD until everything is working correctly. Standoffs can be ever so slightly out of position and cause all kinds of problems and I have seen where I/O panels shorting and causing problems. It's somewhat worry some that part of your motherboard is not supported completely.
Do all the screw holes in the motherboard have a standoff so you can install all screw? Over tightening the screws can also cause problems.
Also make sure you are using the proper screws installing the motherboard. If the heads of the screws are to large they can make contact outside the designated area.
Note: No washer should be used mounting the motherboard. At least I have never seen it to be proper.
These are just some things I have run into.

Are you using the Forum Tutorials to install your UEFI bios motherboard with Windows 7
By arkhi:
UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with

or

By Gregrocker:
Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7

What is (WHS)?

**** I strongly agree with linnemeyerhere; DO NOT update the bios at this time.

Thank you very much for the information TVeblen.
That thread is very revealing.