External device icon not showing

i am using a MacBook 10.5.8
The " icon " for the external device " Hard Drive " manufactured by Sea Gate will not show.
Does any one know of words to search for ? while the external device has only shown a icon.
I have gone into Terminal to look at " ps -ax " and thought maybe connected device`s might show up there.
the procedure that i go thru to access the external device is, plug it into the machine and then plug in its power source.
The device is operating , by what feels like a vibratory feeling vie the human paw grasping it , the external HD.
i do not want to just unplug it "thinking" that, that would re set it, i have read in past posts that to just unplug could damage the integrity of the data in the external HD.
assistance with this dilemma.
Thank you.

i do not want to just unplug it "thinking" that, that would re set it, i have read in past posts that to just unplug could damage the integrity of the data in the external HD.
assistance with this dilemma.
Thank you.
If it has not mounted (i.e it is not showing on the desktop) unplugging it will not interrupt any potential writes to the hard drive as it is not functioning, so that won't harm it.
Before you remove it, try logging out and logging back in again as that can often re-establish a connection.
You don't say if it is USB or Firewire, but I have found on occasion that a firewire connected hard drive that does not show on the Desktop, can be remedied, by disconnecting the drive and completely switching the Mac off and even removing the mains power cable and let it sit for 5 minutes. Doing this can reset the Firewire port.
After restart, plugging the firewire ext. drive back shows up.
EDIT: The above assumes the disk is sound, ie, you know it works.
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