HiYes it can be hidden you go to the command prompt and run it as adminstrator you willsee c:\windows\system32you type cd\you will seec:\type diskpartyou will see diskpart>you type sel dis 0it will say dis 0 is selectedthen you type sel par 2it will say it is selected you type set id=de it may say the par is in use but you can type set id=de override And doing this has no efftect on the Dell F8 Recovery at allIf you need it to be unhiddenyou do the above but you type set id=07 make sure there is a space between set and id=de or set  id=07 I have did this on several computers to hide the Recovery par !!If you ask any question on the please ask them OK !!Good Luck
Hiding the recovery partition in Vista?