How to partition Satellite A300-21H with Vista?

Hello,
I have a Toshiba Satellite A300-21H with Vista and want to dual boot it with ubuntu linux. At the moment there are three partitions, 1.5GB vista recovery, 150gb C and 150gb E ( with HDD recovery inside it ). For my ubuntu i would like partitions / and /home ( around 150gb ). Should i delete the E partition? I have my recovery DVD's made..
Whats the best approach, I think linux only allows 4 partition's.

Hello
Of course you can delete the partition E because you have created the recovery disk.
Very good job buddy because sometimes the people forget it to burn. :(
Now you can install the factory settings every time that you want.
On Vista you can change the partition size, delete and create it. This is possible by the new Disk Management Utility:
http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/TSB7101OB0006R01.htm
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