Installing software to a second hard drive?

I am unable to install software on my second interal hard drive. There is a red exclamation point on the picture of the drive when I try to install something there. Is there something that I have to do first?
I have installed the drive physically and run the Disk Utility application to choose which filing system/structure/format to use. I went with a GUID partition table.
I ultimately want to install Parallels Desktop and Windows on part of my second drive but since I cannot install any software (Even MS Office) I am having difficulty. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Most software installers that do not provide a choice of install location need to install the software in the Applications folder on the startup volume. After installation you can move the application to another location, although it's possible the application may no longer function properly (only really true for badly written software.)
If you pay close attention to the various stages of the installer some will provide an option to change the install location before you click on the Install button.
MS Office doesn't require an installer. All you need do is drag the Office 2004 folder to your hard drive.
In addition to using the GUID partition scheme the format type must also be set to Mac OS Extended.

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