Use Disk Utility?

Just wondering if anyone knows whether I could just use Disk Utility straight off the installation disc to setup partitions for both Mac and Windows, setup two partitions one formatted for Mac and one for Windows?

I might be upgrading a hard drive soon and I was using it as an excuse to start fresh again. Before anyone says it, I know it's easy enough to install Mac OS X then use Boot Camp Assistant... I was just curious.

 

OK, I've done a bit of searching and I think I've found an answer. What about this... can I install BC drivers (v3.1) straight from the download listed on Apple's site instead of installing v3.0 then updating to v3.1?