How to create iTunes library outside Macintosh harddrive

Well I tried to ask another question about re-installing recovered data to no avail.
I figured some things out on my own now I need to figure out how to have my iTunes library on a harddrive outside of my MacintoshHD.........I have a new hardDrive whre I want to store all of my music.

If you are running iTunes 6,, see:
iTunes: Moving Your iTunes Music Folder
IMPORTANT: do not delete the iTunes folder or the preference files it contains from your boot hard drive; delete ONLY the tracks themselves (i.e. the contents of the old iTunes Music folder).
If you have iTunes 7, then you can just drag the entire iTunes folder to your desired location. Then hold down the Shift key while launching iTunes. You'll be given a dialog box where you can select the iTunes library you want to use. Navigate to and select the iTunes folder in it's new location.
In either case, don't delete the tracks from the old location until you've confirmed that they're working correctly from the external drive.

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