Installing Bootcamp

Hi guys, I have a Windows 7 ISO copied from my original Windows 7 CD. I have alot of blank CD's and i had a few questions.
1. Is it necessary to back up my Macintonish HD drive?
2. Should i be concerned about boot up's? Because, every now and then, when i boot up my mac, i feel like my stomach is hurting because of the Hard Drive crash i had a while ago.
3. Instructions on Installing Bootcamp?
4. Should i select "Download Windows Support Software" or "I have Windows Support Software and i would like to skip this action."
5. When i partition the disk sometimes, it freezes my mac and i have to force shutdown by the power button. This makes me feel queasy because when i had the Hard Drive crash, the Mac freezed the same way this did.
6. Will Bootcamp be able to read my Video Card/Graphics Card to run games such as "Saints Row: The Third"? I had ran similar stuff like VMWare and Parallels, and found out they do not read my Graphics/Video cards because they use there own whatever.
-Thanks!

Most of your questions are answered in the Boot camp Manuals. http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
The answers depend on what year and model your compyter is, and what operating system you are running.

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