HD icon disappeared?

The HD icon on my desktop, and in the Finder side bar thing has disappeared? Anyone know how I can get it back?
If go find the HD folder in Finder, I can't drag it onto my desktop or back onto the Finder side bar thing with all my short cuts.
What is wrong? Or what am I doing wrong?
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Take a look at the article I wrote on invisible drives:
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