New macbook and getting old playlists to show up

I have 2 external HD's with music in itunes folders one is a small 150 GB and the other a 650 GB. The largest external is my old computer (now in an external firewire case) with OS 10.5 and itunes and all my good playlists which had some songs linked on the 2nd 150GB external. When I boot from the 650 gb on my macbook i see the playlists but now with some missing audio when I boot my new MacBook from 650GB external while the 150GB is attached via USB.
So now my question, after buying a couple of utilities which do not merge everything to the one large external, how do i get all the songs and the 650GB playlist from my old HD to show up on the booted macbook and not when I' m boot from the 650GB external. I have on both external HD approximately 200 gb of music, audiobooks and audio class course material.
I need the playlist (at least) from the 650GB external and then all the itunes backed up on that external. I really don't need to access the stuff everytime i boot up or attach ipod. But i would like the playlists to be there so when i do decide to update the playlist on my iPod 80 gb i can and just so i don't worry. LOL.
any help GREATLY appreciated.
tia,
kc
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I have the exact same problem.
The first time i turned the machine on, I got part way through setup assistant and it froze. I turned it off (by holding the power key down). The next time, I got only slightly into setup assistant, and it froze again. The third time, all i get is the crazy picture of how to replace batteries in a wireless mouse. I've tried to restart from the CD and with a variety of restart options. All I get is the battery replacement diagram. Any help out there? Extremely frustrated!

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