The case speaker is just beeping.... but in a solid tone I have no idea why

this is my first build so I dont know what to make of it :(

That sounds too easy....

Will the partitioning be fool proof... I wont be able to partition it in a way that half of vista is on a different one or something how many should I make?

oh and should I go with the 64bit with linux ?

While Im here this is my rig

E7200 Wolfdale 2.53ghz

Gigabyte GA GP35 DS3L

G.Skill 2gb cant remember speeds

160gb 7200rpm

and evga 8800gs (i was on a tight budget)

ok so build the rig install Vista

partition the drive saving about 10gb for Kunbuntu

boot the live cd and install in proper partition

......then ?

So my Raidmax Smilodon with a black and green scheme got here today, let me tell you it is definitely eye candy

anyway that's beside the point, the rest of my rig will be getting here tomorrow with a copy of Vista Home 32bit and I have always been interested in Linux and I want to double boot but since I will only have one HDD I will need to partition the drive and these are my questions.

How do I partition my drive?

Do I install vista first then partition or can I partition before installing any Os?

Which of the zillion versions of Linux is the all around best?

Will my PC automatically ask me what OS I want to boot up or does that need be manually set?

I cant seem to find an asthetically pleasing case with good air flow buut... low price like 60ish bucks :(

While your here hows this rig for a 700$ budget

E7200 Wolfdale 2.53ghz

EVGA 8800gs PCI-E 2.0

GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L ATX

G. Skill 2x1gb ddr2 PC2 6400

Western Digital Caviar 160gb 7200rpm

Cooler Master extreme RP-550-PCAR 550w

Samsung 20xDVD+/-R DVD Burner SATA model

Win XP Home SP2B

and cheap Logitech mouse and keyboard (13$)

at best buy thers a computer thats going for 349.99

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz

3GHz Of Ram

GeForce 8500GT 256MB

500GB HDD

f-a-d-3

Link

Im getting all of my parts from newegg I was asking because I dont know much about CPUs and MBs theres alot of them :\

If Someone could help me figure out what would be the best for my budget I can probably figure out the rest on my own. And I also need an OS so thats a good chunk off the budget.

If anything atleast how do I know if the CPU is compatible with a MB