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What I do when faced with reformatting. I made a file called Crash&Burn. I have all of my drivers files, favorites list, email address book and applications I will need for a reinstall of the OS. I know this doesn't respond to your question directly, but this is the best way.
Your idea of using the 8gig drive would work, but I wouldn't recommend it. The 8 gig drive is really old and slow compared to the drives most people use today. Installing the OS on a different drive is the best. Choose a new drive then partition it into at least two parts. They don't have to be the same size. Install the OS and only put stuff you can reinstall on that drive letter, if you need to reformat in the future. Hope this helps
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