partition 2nd hard drive into a Mac and an NTFS partition

You have other HFS+ volumes.

Create a FAT32 partition in Disk Utility, then use convert or format in Windows.

Have you been here yet?
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/

It has the "Installation Guide", "FAQ", "Manuals", and others that might give you more info. You might read the "BootCamp Setup Guide" for Snow Leopard a few times just to familiarize yourself with it.

Is your 2nd internal HD blank now? Either way you should be able to do it.

Basically, just let Boot Camp/Windows do the partitioning for you. It should walk you through it. If it's an empty HD just let Boot Camp/Windows Erase/Partition and format it for you. You just need to know which partition is which when it comes time to "format" them.
Just make sure you don't accidentally pick your SSD HD by mistake!

It's been a while since I've done it on my computer, sorry.
I had a new empty HD when I did mine. You don't have to worry about messing it up that way. If I remember right I think Boot Camp will partition it first and then it turns it over to Windows to actually "format" it for the NTFS.

On my 1st drive I have the MAC OS on it and on my 2nd HD I have XP (NTSF) on one partition and Mac/Windows (storage {HFS+}) on the other. I have a Mac Pro tho.

Hope this helps....

Hi Jaygyver,
I think your answer is wrong for what she wants to accomplish:
Glenda wants to install (&/or already did) the windows on her SSD HD and then split her 2nd internal HD (I imagine in iMac) for storage for both mac files & windows file STORAGE.
So your advice for splitting the HD applies for her SSD (& installing the windows there), but for creating the storage on the 2nd HD use hatter's suggestion.
(Create FAT32 partition 20%, then when running in windows use appropriate utility change to NTFS).

I thought it was pretty simple.

Basics:

Boot Camp Assistant is only of use to split one drive for Mac OS X and allow installing Windows. With Windows 7 everything is easier.

For data drive:

If it is going to have a Mac partition (HFS) and something else, erase the drive if you have not, then choose number of partitions (1 or more).

You have to with Disk Utility choose "Ms-DOS" FAT32 and I don't see any reason to use exFAT and because you are just going to format it again in Windows anyway to NTFS.

The drive is empty, and if it had data, you should always have backups, external, and off line anyway at any and all times.

I'd double whatever you think you need; and plan to keep 1/3 to 1/2 free anyway. Maybe 250/750 split.

in Windows and I hope you are familiar with it, just control click "Computer" => Manage and then choose Storage => Disk Management where you will see your drives and partitions.

A. There is nothing to fear
B. Learn by doing
C. Always easier than what this thread has done!

I'm old fashioned, even after a life of 40+ yrs on computers $20-40 for books, manuals, references - that you have handy, able to answer and walk through, still make sense.

Which is why I recommend even long time Mac users to keep a copy (if only to loan out for pesky friends needing help) a copy of "Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Snow Leopard Edition" 950 pgs from David Pogue. And some pocket reference guides for Windows.

As I said, I've used computers for over 40 yrs, so you aren't more than a year or two older.

I just had to step back in, thought you would have stumbled upon and figured it out.

Basically my setup is that same only I installed the Windows OS, so you'll be doing the same thing only NOT installing Windows.:)

You can't screw anything up permanently, just give it a try and just redo it if it didn't go right.
Again, just don't pick the SSD drive.

Fat32 can only have a 32gig partition so that's one of the reasons for going to NTFS.

Hi again Jaygyver,
don't forget that you can not use Boot Camp for any external hard drives, only the one where the OSX is installed.

Hey Star1,
Yeah, I know about the external limitations.;)
On a MP the HD you want to "install" Windows on has to be in the #1 slot. You can Boot from it in the #1, #2, #3 or #4 slot "after" it's done tho.

"""but I'm a 66-year-"YOUNG" seamstress who just wants to get the PC software to run her embroidery machine installed."""
I was kinda going by her second response as it sounded like she may have wanted to install Windows again so I left it as a neutral response, if she wanted it for storage or an OS install. I just gave my computer description as something to go by and to make sure she knew I "didn't" have an iMac like her.