HDD Dissappeared?

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Well, this isn't actually my laptop, but I installed OSX 10.5 on my friends macbook last night. Well, when I turned it back on, to my surprise, the HD was missing. :| How on earth? Disk Utility still recognizes it, and that is the only way I can access that part of the drive. I've done "verify disk, and it says it's fine. Anyone else have an issue like this? PLEASE help! :)

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Are you saying that your disk icon is not on the desktop?
 
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Finder>Preferences and make sure the Hard Disks is ticked.

Then re-boot. I lost my desktop hard drive icon and did the above. It didn't actually reappear until the re-boot.
 
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No, litterly it's not there. I even checked those preferences and EVERYTHING. I unchecked it, then rebooted, then rechecked it, then rebooted. NOTHING. It's so annoying. :[ I don't want have to reformat, but that seems like a possibility. Dang... And the ONLY way I can access the drive is by going to Disk Utility, it's not on the sidebar, or on the Desktop...
 
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Lost HDD icon on desktop and finder

Oh no, I've lost my icon too and have tried everything to get it back , including all the steps below, has anyone got any more ideas?
 

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Good work! I bookmarked that baby for future reference. :D

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