Plugging firewire external hdd to mac to get library to pop up in itunes?

hiya, i was wondering if there's any way to have a firewire external hdd to mac to get library to pop up in itunes as a seperate entity? because I want to centralise all my music to the external hdd, or will it do it all on it's own? (haven't tried it yet, just copying now as we speak) :d
15" Powerbook G4 1.67ghz   Mac OS X (10.4.3)   1.5gb ram, 80gb hdd, 8x dvd burner,

If I understand correctly, you want to move all your music to an external HD.
Before continuing copying, read this article:
iTunes: Moving your iTunes Music folder
Your music files can be stored anywhere, but the library files have to be in a fixed place and can not be moved:
What are the iTunes library files?
Always connect your ext. HD before running iTunes.
M
17' iMac fp 800 MHz 768 MB RAM   Mac OS X (10.3.9)   Several ext. HD (backup and data)

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