Z87-G45 Windows 7 (+XP) Boot/Install Failure

Hello,
I recently upgraded my PC with a new MSI Z87-G45 mainboard, processor, 8GB memory, and an MSI video card. I kept my old HDD drives (4x 320GB Western Difgital SATA drives), case, a recently-purchased PSU, etc.
Two of the drives contain my old Windows XP install, in a RAID0 config. This will not boot since switching to the new mobo, presumably due to the lack of AHCI drivers. So, I tried installing Windows 7 on the other drives, first in a RAID1 mirrored drive, then I de-linked them to try to boot as a single drive. Windows 7 begins to boot, then hangs on the Starting Windows screen and never completely loads. Booting from CD to Repair the installation similarly hangs with no respinse.
The mobo is set up in RAID mode. This is the mode it was in when I installed Windows. Switching to IDE or AHCI mode causes the system to reboot almost immediately.
I guess what I would like to know is:
What settings do I need on the mainboard in order for Windows 7 to install properly (not that I feel like another 4 hour installation ordeal)? I currently am using SATA in RAID mode, boot order DVD then HD, all others disabled, and Legacy + UEFI.
Do I need to install the drivers from the included driver disk, and if so how do I do that if the machine cannot boot? The installation procedure does not ask for any 3rd party drivers like XP etc used to.
And frankly, if the system can read from the disk just fine to boot to a certain point, why should it even have this issue? Don;t need an answer to that, it's just frustrating.
Details:
MSI Z87-G45 1150RT mainboard
MSI R7 ATI 260X video card
Intel Core i5 4570 3.2G CPU, stock HS
Team 1600HC DDR5 DIMM
600W Corsair PSU
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Any help will be greatly appreciated, thank you.

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How will I run Memtest from the USB without a shell or Explorer, etc.? Sorry if this is a stupid question, I built my last machine 7 years ago (XP).
prepare and USB key with memtest details are at:
http://www.memtest.org/#downiso
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Yes. SP1 is integrated.
have you tried to install OS from the USB key?
maybe the dvd disk can't be read due disk itself or due optical drive and cause some issue.
what is your current bios version too?

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