Running Boot Camp and Installing Windows on external Firewire HDD

Hello,
In a few days i'll be taking delivery on an iMac i7. I would like to keep windows off of the internal HDD and let it run from an external HDD. I am told this can be done, but I cannot figure out how.
When I start Boot Camp Assistant in Applications>Utilities, it wants to create a partition in the Mac HDD.
So now it't time to be smarter than the machine. Here is what I figured could be done. I just need to know if I'm on the right track.
I hold down the "C" key on startup with the Windows DVD in the iMac. That will start the Windows DVD and start loading the OS. At that point, Windows will ask me where I want to install the OS. I select the Firewire drive, assuming windows sees it. Is this correct? If so, then what about Boot Camp, or am I way off base here.
Thanks for any support.
Ron

Never gonna happen, don't know where you read that FW was bootable. USB "sometimes" but you need to have the option in your BIOS setup for it. Not an option.
You can always run Mac OS from FW.
Maybe even put OS X using optical drive bay w/ SSD? and use the internal drive. But if you are so against putting Windows on your drive...
Perhaps a VM (though not for gaming, it is decent especially on the new iMacs).

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