hi im not sure if this is where i should ask this so if a moderator sees and it would be better somewhere else please move it there..thanks

anyway i have a 40gb hdd and i have a 3gb swap and 37gb to work with..i have a 37gb partition for mandrake but i want to try out other distros of linux while keeping mandrake (until i find one i like better if any) and i dont want to reinstall mandrake so i was wondering if there is a way to take about 10gb from the partition i have now and make a new partition with it?

Thanks in advance

P.S. i know someone is gonna try to be smart and say yes there is a way and leave it that lol

There is loads of info about that on this site. Search for "parted" or "partition magic".

i cant get wine to install and i dont have any windows machines unlesss theres a partition magic for linux

There isn't a partition magic for linux but you could use parted as I suggested before:
http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/

ok thanks one more question...is there a possibility that it could mess up my existing partition?

There is always a risk when making low level changes to disks (just keep your fingers crossed there isn't a powercut)

Always backup your data first.

Powerquests Partition Magic can re-size your partition - back up first.

maybe you can answer me another question...i have like 3 other hard drives that arent even 6 months old and they started clicking any idea why and how i could fix them if theres a way

It sounds like they have a physical failure. I would backup your data quick. If they are only 6 months old you should check the warranty - most HDDs are a year.

That'll be your drive heads wearing the underlying media - strangely enough my new WD Caviar 40g is already clicking slightly - I only got it last week.

yeah all the hard drives i got here are WD and they are all clicking

any idea how to fix it?

I very much doubt if you can.