HD ICON DISAPPEARED FROM BOTH DESKTOP & DISK UTILITY

PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN ADDRESSED ELSEWHERE BUT I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A SOLUTION TO MY UNIQUE PROBLEM. RECENTLY I WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE THE DISC UTILITY FUNCTION TO ERASE A MAXTOR EXTERNAL HD AND ACCIDENTALLY ERASED ONE OF THE 2 HD ICONS FROM MY DESKTOP. I AM NOW UNABLE TO FIND OR ACCESS THIS HD ANYWHERE. HOWEVER, I DO HAVE ACCESS TO MY PRIMARY HD WHICH USES JAGUAR OS. DURING THE ORIGINAL PROCESS I HAD CHOSEN THE ERASE OPTION OF ZEROES ETC... PLEASE HELP ME TO RESTORE MY SECOND HD TO ITS FORMER STATE PRIOR TO MY "BONEHEADED" MISTAKE!!!!!
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU MAY PROVIDE!

Hello eww-
Thank you for responding to my question. The drives are both internal as shown by info that I've copied/pasted below:
ATA Bus:
Name: k2-sata
Maxtor 6Y250M0:
Capacity: 233.76 GB
Model: Maxtor 6Y250M0
Revision: YAR51FW0
Serial Number: Y634JGZE
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Protocol: ATA
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Serial ATA
bay_name: A (upper)
OS9 Drivers: No
MACINTOSH HD:
Capacity: 233.64 GB
Available: 80.28 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s3
Mount Point: /
*ATA Bus:*
*Name: k2-sata*
*Maxtor 6Y250M0:*
*Capacity: 233.76 GB*
*Model: Maxtor 6Y250M0*
*Revision: YAR51FW0*
*Serial Number: Y634JJ6E*
*Removable Media: No*
*Detachable Drive: No*
*BSD Name: disk1*
*Protocol: ATA*
*Unit Number: 0*
*Socket Type: Serial ATA*
*OS9 Drivers: No*
*bay_name: B (lower)*
The high-lighted portion is the problem drive and as far as I can tell does not indicate the drive specifically by name like the other drive does (MACINTOSH HD). I believe the problem happend while I was attempting to use Disk Utility to erase an external 160GB Maxtor drive by zeroing all data on this drive. However, I inadvertantly selected an internal Maxtor drive by mistake and almost immediately the internal HD Icon disappeared from my desktop. Also, I definitely ejected/unmounted the external drive in the proper manner. Finally, I have never opened my tower to service the G5 so I wouldn't think that there would be a loose or unseated connection. I have not yet tried to boot the Mac to my Tiger installer disc or use the version of Disk Utility on that disc to reformat the drive. Assuming that I start this process and the missing drive does appear in this version, would you be able to either provide or otherwise direct me with a step-by-step guide (the dummy version) as I will admit that I am not the most computer literate person in the world? Also, what might my next step be if the missing drive does not appear in the Tiger version of Disk Utility?
Thanks again for all of your help and guidance! I appreciate you taking time out of your day to try and solve this issue.
Johnny

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