Partitioning drives with XP Pro

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Running Windows XP Pro SP3. This is the setup....

HD #1 - 40 gig (one partition)
Drive C:\ (System) 40 gig

HD #2 - 40 gig (three partitions)
Drive D:\ (Backup) 3 gig
Drive E:\ (Setup Files) 1 gig
Drive F:\ (Music) 33 gig

Two questions...Is there a way to partition the first drive (with Windows on
it)?
Secondly, if I use disk management in XP to delete the drive D or E
partitions on HD #2, will I lose data in drive F partition? Drive D is the
active partition, E is an extended and F is a logical drive...I think!
Thanks in advance for any help.
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