Partition help


We're about to take delivery of a new (actually a Dell refurb) computer with
a 320 hard drive and XP Pro pre-installed. I've always previously had a
small C drive for the OS and programs and a large secondary drive, called D,
for data, so a single hard drive of this size is making me nervous! I think
it probably should be partitioned but I have no idea how to go about doing
it. Should I get something like Partition Magic? One friend suggested wiping
the hard drive, reinstalling the OS and partitioning at that point.

Any advice will be appreciated.

Maggie


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