Your system is new enough it "should" be able to boot from a USB device.  You won't need drivers for it though ... just hit F12 after the system turns on and select USB device. Another even better option (assuming your system will boot to USB and you do have a good DVD) is to install from a USB key (flash drive) - I rarely use DVD's anymore:[URL]  
Hi, I was asking for help here: [URL] and was recommended to ask for help with RAID. I'm not really sure what's needed of me info-wise, but all I want is to re-install vista/reset to a previous, working state.   All help GREATLY appreciated.
RAID help, I think