My 40GB hard messed up on me a few years ago, and I got an 80GB drive. Since it was under warranty, I was given another one, but it has been sitting in my drawer ever since.
I was thinking of putting linux on it. Would it be possible to partition the 40GB drive into 2 partitions of roughly 30GB and 10GB, installing Linux on 10, and having the 30 as extra storage? Should I partition the drive prior to installing Linux or during the linux installation?
Will windows recognize the other 30GBs to allow me to use it as storage?
Anything else I should consider if I do this?
Thanks