Un Hide - Hidden Partition

[the_nets_edge]

My PC is a NetVista w/ Win XP (no sp2)

It did not come with a cd-

It does, however, have a hidden partition labeled "IBM_Service" (accessed by F11 during boot)

Size is 973mb Fat32

Disk Management will only let me delete the partition. I would like to make it visable, and assign drive letter F: So I Can go about making an Unattended Installation with:

Original Config

Integrate 18 (ish Patches)

Service Pack 2

79 Patches (to date! Not counting IE7 and patches)

How can I flip the visibility flag on this without deleting the data there. I am concerned as warranty has expired, and, if HD fails, I am on the hook for a new Operating System!

Thanks

The Nets Edge