New Macbook, bringing in for repair

Hi, My Macbook is less than a month old and I'm having problems with it (sometimes doesn't turn on, potential logic board problems etc)
I'm planning to take it to a Authorized Apple Servicer, but would it cause any problems that my HD is partionally partitioned to WindowsXP operating system? Should I remove that part before bringing it in for repair?
Thanks

That shouldn't cause problems at all, especially if you used Boot Camp to do it. Apple has put Boot Camp out there so should expect that some machines are going to come in with Windows installed on a second partition.
No need to remove it that I can imagine.

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