P7N SLI Platinum HDD Issues

Hello,
I recently purchased a 3rd hard drive and ever since I haven't had any luck with my PC booting.
I attempted to boot into Windows with 2 hard drives and it works just fine.
Any combination of the two works, but when all three are plugged in, windows gets stuck on the "Starting Windows" screen, and the BIOS splash screen as well as the screen recognizing the drives/RAM takes noticeably longer.
I've tried IDE/AHCI/RAID, and all of them encounter the same issue. I've downloaded the AHCI drivers off of the MSI website, and I'm really not sure what to do.
I'd love to keep my 3rd hard drive, and I think it's silly to have 4 SATA ports with only 2 being usable.
Not sure what the problem is really, since all the drives get recognized.
Thanks in advance,
Sp1337

After readin the posting guide:
DC OUTPUT +12V1 +5V +12V2 +3.3V -12V +5Vsb
MAX LOAD 40A 30A 40A 30A 0.8A 3.5A
Sorry won't let me modify post :(
Edit:
It's weird, I can plug in a 3rd hard drive after the PC is booted, and it works just fine, but booting with it in doesn't work.

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Quote from: BOSSKILLER on 07-April-08, 23:55:36
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If memtest returned errors, yes
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Quote from: Jack the Newbie on 07-September-08, 08:04:45
Jacobl, please post full system specs. Read the >>Posting Guide<< to get an idea of the details you should provide.
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Please post a link to the OCZ product site and also a screenshot of the CPU-Z "SPD" tab.
I have this memory: http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_ddr2_pc2_6400_sli_ready_edition_4gb_dual_channel.
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Quote from: Freestate on 07-September-08, 23:06:36
I have the OCZ 6400 Fatal1ty modules 2x2 GB that is very similar of the ones you ask.And they are running perfectly but i must set the epp latency and voltaje values in BIOS! The simple modules of ocz are in the memory compatibilty list i thought that the SLI and Falal1ty modules are just the same with a little boost.
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