Should I keep 71 MB OEM Dell Diag Partition?

Hi,

I am getting ready to install Windows 8 preview & was going to create another partition for it (actually now I think a better way may be to Install Windows 8 onto a Virtual machine) but I have a question related to the 71 MB OEM partition that I think is

the Dell diagnostic partiton.

I already have 4 partitons & therefore cannot create another.  Since Disk Management will not allow me to delete this volume I thought maybe Diskpart cmd, EaseUS or Partition Wizard. 

My question is: I don't really know how to run diagnostics from this partition, guess it's done thru the boot menu?  But there must be another way other than tying up a partition, say off a CD? Is the Dell Diag partition important enough to keep around?

  Also I have had trouble merging unallocated space before that is to the left of the primary partition.  Will using Diskpart or third party software leave unallocated space to the left of the primary partiton & then I'll have to move the entire 350 GB primary

C: drive to the left of the 71 MB unallocated space in order to merge?  If that makes any sense?

thanks,

sneedly

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