Install Windows 7 on imac's secondary drive? What are my options?

Hi, I plan on customizing a 27" imac with a 256gb Solid State Drive along with a 2TB Drive. I plan on installing Windows 7 64 bit on the imac. Which drive should I install Windows 7 on it? Is it only possible to install Windows 7 on the Solid state drive (boot drive) or could I install it on the 2TB Drive? if I partition the drive then I only have approximately 128 gb of storage space for Windows 7 and Snow Leopard. Anyone?

http://www.paragon-software.com/mac/
You could create a FAT volume on your 2TB and then convert or format to NTFS;
Add HFS write support to Windows / Add NTFS write support to Mac OS.
Windows Home Server has support for TimeMachine, media streaming, etc.
Maybe with Lion it would fit into the home LAN server finally.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20071411-263/considering-os-x-server-for-ho me-users/
Of course if you upgrade to Lion there could be changes and need to wait for updates for some utilities for 3-6 months, too.
Apple’s Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme might make one way to add network storage support and integration.

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I got the solution;
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Quote from: bnborg on 16-February-11, 10:28:04
I have done this and it is simple.
I cleaned and (re)formated an 8GB flash drive under Windows7 using diskpart. I chose quick format and a fat filesystem. It doesn't need to be ntfs. I had diskpart mark the partition active. I copied the DVD contents to the flash drive. I also made a folder on it for motherboard drivers.
After that, I booted the drive on a new machine. Windows7 setup came up, and didn't find any hard drives, other than the USB flash drive. I clicked the button to load drivers, and pointed it to the folder I had copied them to on the flash. Windows installed without problems.
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Is it possilbe to install Windows 7 in an external drive using Boot Camp? If yes, can you someone show me or direct me where I can find more info?
Thanks a lot

You're welcome anytime.
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iFixit http://www.ifixit.com/Browse/MacBook jas repair manuals and/or MacSales http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/SATA/DIY/ with videos on how-to.
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