Adding music from external HDD to Ipod without copying to Mac

Hi,
I'm using a friend's Mac while mine is in service. I'd like to add new songs to my ipod from my external hdd, without adding the songs to his itunes, or at least in a way that I can restore his system to its original state afterwards. Any ideas if that can be done and how?
Cheers,
nico

Are you sure it works? Sound like you are just adding the files to the iPod in hard drive mode, but they won't appear in the iPod "music player" area and be playable on your iPod.
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