Deleting Compaq Diagnostics on Sony Vaio PCG-V505DX

[jarealist]

My Christmas gift came early. 1.4Ghz Pentium M, ATI Mobility Radeon 9200, 512MB RAM

Can I delete this partition? Right now it's on /dev/hda1. From the following at http://h18000.www1.hp.com/athome/international/en/tutorials/diags/
it doesn't look lit it would hurt to delete it.

"Compaq Diagnostics for Windows provides a wealth of data about your computer, from a broad system overview to the smallest details. The following list of information that Compaq Diagnostics provides is just the tip of the iceberg.

* Processor Type and Speed
* Memory Type, Amount, and Configuration
* Storage Devices Present and Their Sizes
* Operating System
* Input Devices
* Ports Used and Available
* Monitor Type"

2nd question: Use kernel Gentoo-Dev-Sources-2.6.0_beta11?