Can I install Windows on my second internal hard drive?

Seems like most of other posts regarding this issues are outdated, so I thought I'd give it another shot.
I have two internal hard drives in my Mac Mini. One SSD, and one HDD. My OS X is installed on SSD, and I'd like to partition the HDD to use half of it for Windows. Before I buy Windows, I wanted to make sure that this is something I can do through bootcamp. If not, are there other ways to accomplish this?
Many thanks in advance.

If your hard drive was originally partitioned using the MBR scheme, then you did not do the drive properly. You must now repartition the entire hard drive:
Install Mavericks, Lion/Mountain Lion Using Internet Recovery
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
Boot to the Internet Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION- R keys until a globe appears on the screen. Wait patiently - 15-20 minutes - until the Recovery main menu appears.
Partition and Format the hard drive:
Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
After DU loads select your newly installed hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed. Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion. Mavericks: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks and click on the Install button. Be sure to select the correct drive to use if you have more than one.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
Once this has been done you can use Boot Camp Assistant to create the Windows partition.

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