Unless the info is out of date (which is likely) kern.log syslog or messeges.

Have you checked the logs in /var/logs?

Watch a truenas setup for it snd compare the permissions maybe? I got it working on my truenas server but it takes a long time to spin up so it seemed borked but was just slow to start. Not directly comparable, I know, but any port in a storm.

You need Windows installed first, set up your partitions, then install Linux. You could backup your data and then restore it. That’s the easiest way if you choose not to use a windows vm.