Brand new Mac Mini,  No Maciintosh hard drive icon on desktop

How do I get the Macintosh HD to show up on the desktop. Brand new Mac Mini 10.6.2.
Without the HD icon I have no access to the applications directory.

Use the Finder menu 'Preferences' - 'General' tab.... 'Show these items on the desktop: [√] Hard disks'

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