Can't get songs to appear in itunes from ext hard drive!

I moved the contents of itunes to an external hard drive that is connected to the computer that I have always used itunes on. Now when I open itunes there are no songs in itunes. I have no idea how to fix this. Also, when I plug in my ipod an error message shows that this ipod is synched with another computer and what would I like to do. I have never connected it to any other computer. I was only trying to free up space on my computers hard drive by putting itunes and pictures on the external drive. I checked the other help topics but don't see a solution. Thanks

You'd have to know based on the specs of your computer.
Your sig says you have an iMac G5, so look up it's specs here.
http://support.apple.com/specs/imac/
I note the original iMac G5 had BOTH USB 1 (on keyboard) AND 2 (on CPU?) ports, so you might want to ensure you're using the right port.

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