Partition question prior to install

Currently I am running Windows 98 on my IBM laptop.
Since MS sucks, I want to install Solaris but keep Win98.
My hard drive is already partitioned with the C: having about 3 gigs and the D: having 7 gigs. The C drive contains all of the Windows files and folders (Program files, windows, desktop, etc.). The D: has My Documents and basically everything else that I have added.
Can I (should I) make another partition of the D:, so that I may put Solaris on the newly partitioned drive, but without losing all the information that i currently have on the D:???
Also, is there anything that I should be sure NOT to do when I am installing the new OS in this way?

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It is Thu Oct 24 08:32:28 MDT 2013.
< Thu 8:32am ~ > diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Tesla                   499.2 GB   disk0s2

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http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/10/22/perform-clean-install-os-x-mavericks/
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