How can I install FreeBSD 9.0 on my notebook?

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Before trying to install FreeBSD 9.0, I have installed a Windows7 and a DOS on my notebook (Gateway NV47H).
I hope FreeBSD can stay with other OS together, but... this would be my first attempt(install FreeBSD on a real computer).
-Is that right I choose 9.0?
#Also I'm not sure whether i386 suitable than amd64 on intel HM65 motherboard(CPU：i5,RAM size:4G)...

-How can I reserve existing OS and regularly boot them?
#my disk used mbr,only logical partition has free space

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I have tried using FreeBSD 8.2 on virtual machine before, and then I love this system, very very nice.
Unfortunately, in China, to solve any possible problem, you must have a Windows system. So...
Though my English is poor, I come here and try to find answer.（謝）
 
You cannot install FreeBSD in a logical partition. It must be a primary partition.
 
I've installed /var /tmp /usr, (2 of the three), to a windows logical partition. It had stability issues though (v5), and I was just starting out. Later safely migrated the filesystems to usual the usual type 165 ufs. In this case, you may want to defragment > shrink your windows partition. (Too many steps to enumerate without risk of leaving something out.)
 
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