SDD + HDD (With bootcamp) Setup

Hi guys i need help setting up bootcamp with my ssd and partitioning my hdd.
So i already bought my converter for HDD to optical bay. what i need to know now is how to set all of this up
Heres my plan
1. Install SDD to the main drive, move HDD to the OPtical drive. Leave optical drive because i dont need it
2. Install Lion onto SSD
3. Install windows 8 via Bootcamp
Now Lion and Windows 8 will both be on my 256 ssd each will have 128gb partitions
I need to know how to set up my HDD now.
What i plan to do with it is split it up into 250gb partitions for Lion and Windows respectively
i plan to put my uncommonly used apps/games on the HDD along with pictures,movies,downloads.
the question i have is how to set up the HDD after partitioning.
can the HDD have a directory like D://computer/programfiles/games
or will it just act like a usb where all the files are scrambled into individual user created folders.
I would like to know mostly because of my steam games that i plan to run and if the HDD acts liek a USB,
when installing multiple games it would be unorganized
Oh yea this is a fresh install no migration im going to just transfer my documents.
Thanks for your replies!

You can't. Apple has made it so Windows will only install from a built in DVD drive. Once you take that out there is no way to install Windows. If you install Windows first on the SSD with the DVD drive installed once you take it out and replace iot with a drive Windows will refuse to boot, and maybe even OS X.

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I already partitioned my hdd via Bootcamp, supports downloaded, and windows is on an external USB. How can I start installing Windows now? at startup it doesnt show up as bootable device...

hi,
I am having a problem installing windows via bootcamp.
I already partitioned my hdd via Bootcamp, downloaded and copied all the supports for windows, and windows is on an external USB as well. I had to stop the process the other day, so i shut down the computer. Now I am trying to boot from the USB, but I cant get to that point where the computer should restart and windows would start installing.
. After restarting, holding command, it doesnt show up as bootable device.
How shall I move forward? My disk is already partitioned, and if i start the whole process from the beginning, it wants me to partition again - although I already made a 100GB partition for windows.
Please help me out.
best,
Zoltan

So, here is what happened when I tried to make it.(sorry for quality, i had to take them by phone)
At first when I opened it I saw that I could simply resolve it just by stretching the arrow at the bottom, giving the 100 GB back which I partitioned before via Bootcamp. At this point options was not available.
I didnt do it because you mentioned earlier that it might be not designed to install windows.
The second thing I tried I choose 1 Partition from Partition Layout. This time Options were available but I didnt see anything like GPT, the onces that are optionable are on the screenshot.
What do you think how shall I move on? I was thinking to give it a shot with option 1, just stretch it back and try everything from scratch.

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