That is one cool thing about the Linux installer... You have the option during install to either wipe and do the whole drive, or install dual boot/”Along side” in Linux terms.
But it will actually do all that partitioning for you during the install.
It will check the drive for existing operating systems.
If it sees one it will ask you if you want to install along side.
Then it will allocate and create the partitions and volumes it needs to do it’s thing.
So no need to partition it ahead of time, it is all part of the Linux install and it will scoot the windows over for it’s own partitions next to windows.
It generally creates three partitions for itself. System, Home, and “Swap”. And in total they add up to about 25 Gb as a minimal base setting for the initial size. But some installers have a slider so you can increase that Linux size during the install if you like.
But Linux is like windows. If you start to run out of room with that 25 Gb it will ask you if you want to increase the size of that partition and then it will reallocate more for itself from unused space.
So no need to do any partitioning before hand. It will detect and create for itself. :)
Now... One note though, when you do this, because you have all those drives, I would temporarily unplug all but the one main drive you want the Linux to go on. That way there is no mistake which one it installs to. The Linux will pick up and see those drives fine on the fly after you plug them back in again and reboot.
And the data saved on that drive gets "scooted" too, I assume.