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Apple Boot Camp cannot be used on an external drive

Brief explanation that Apple Boot Camp only works when installed on an internal drive.

Apple Boot Camp can only be installed on an Internal Hard Disk of a MacIntosh, Intel-based computer. If you attempt to install on an external drive, you will see the following message.
 

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