Can't transfer music to iPod nano

How do I download music from portable hard drive to iPod nano. I tried to retrieve my music from iTunes, but its in the portable hard drive and it only shows up thru the cloud. I want to have access all my iTunes while keeping it on portable drive.

Hey Jdog469,
It sounds like the music on your external drive is not yet imported to iTunes:
iTunes 11 for Windows: Import music and video already on your computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12493
Once your music is in iTunes, you can then sync the content to your iPod:
iTunes 11 for Windows: Set up syncing for iPod, iPhone, or iPad
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12313
Thanks,
Matt M.

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