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I've installed linux on a proxy server with 30gb+ of HDD and more partitions
than you had and I used the normal linux fdisk (which I find better)

Not sure about druid, but I'd recommend to use fdisk to be safe.

Even I doubt very much that druid would format the hard drives, it'll only
prompt you to format the ext2 partitions, and even then you can say no.

>(4) Given the fact that a lot of my hardware is relatively new (I have not
>yet had time to study the Hardware Compatibility List on the Redhat
>website), are there any really horrific "gotchas" that I might encounter?
>(I know that this will seem like a silly question coming from one used to
>Microsoft Windows.)

You should get it installed ok ; the only problem you may have is video
card - not knowing what card you have I don't know if X will know how to
talk to it or not.