15-f010wm unable to clean install Windows 8.1 on Crucial M500 SSD

I have a new 15-f010wm laptop I got from walmart's black friday deal.   I have a 240GB crucial M500 ssd I have already installed.
The problem is Windows 8.1 setup will not see the drive.   Windows 7 sees it just fine.
What I've tried:
- updated firmware on SSD
- upgraded laptop BIOS to latest from f.03 to f.12
- enable "legacy" mode in bios
- enable / disable xHCI support
- tried to load AHCI driver from HP's website (This is the storage driver from the driver page for this laptop)
- format GPT
- format NTFS
- Remove all partitions and volumes with diskpart
- Tried to upgrade windows 7 clean install to Windows 8.1 via DVD.  Upon reboot setup fails to see drive, reboots into Winows 7
I simply cannot get Windows 8.1 setup to see this drive no matter what I try.   Again,  Windows 7 sees it just fine... in fact, I am creating this thread on the laptop in question with Windows 7 installed on the SSD in question.  The hardware is working fine.

@sledparty 
I have brought your issue to the attention of an appropriate team within HP. They will likely request information from you in order to look up your case details or product serial number. Please look for a private message from an identified HP contact. Additionally, keep in mind not to publicly post ( serial numbers and case details).
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