I know this may seem a bit odd, but in the past i've had my hdd's die on me faster when I partition them. I've recently setup a raid-0 w/ 2 80's, and a seperate 40. It's only been roughly 8 months, and i've noticed them slowing down considerably. My suggestion to you, would be backup, format, and don't partition.
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