Device no longer appears in finder window

When I connect a memory card from a camera to the computer using a card reader connected to a USB port, what used to happen is it would automatically launch iPhoto for possibly importing some or all of the pictures and would the card would also appear as a "device" in the left hand column of the Finder window. This latter would allow files to be copied off the card to some other location in the computer.
Unfortunately, when I was trying to copy a file off the card, I inadvertently dragged the listing out of the finder window and got a mini-explosion sound effect and puff of smoke same as when you remove an icon from the dock. And the card was no longer listed as a device.
I have tried rebooting the computer. I have done a spotlight search looking for the memory card. Nothing.
Now, when I attach the memory card using the card reader connected to a USB port, iPhoto still launches automatically and iPhoto still recognizes all the pictures on the card. However it no longer appears in the device list in the Finder window. If I go into system profiler, it too recognizes the card and lists it as a device connected to the particular usb port. But I can't find a way to open the card other than importing into iPhoto.
So, the question is, how do I get the device to once again appear in the device list in the Finder window the way it is supposed to?

MikeLV wrote:
how do I get the device to once again appear in the device list in the Finder window the way it is supposed to?
Open the Finder's preferences and select the "Sidebar" tab. Try checking things in the "Devices" category. If there is a check in the category that you think would apply to that device, try unchecking it, close the preferences window, open it again, and check that item again.

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