HELP -updated security and Quicktime - now one of my harddrives is missing

I did a software update the other day - security, quicktime- Nothing that should be difficult. I shut down my computer and when my husband restarted the computer does not recognise one of my internal harddrives anymore. It's the one I use to store most of my data on (music, etc.)- frustrating.
How do I fix it/restore it without erasing it?
Can I try to repair permissions (would that even work if it doesn't see the drive?), or do I need to put the OS disk in and run disk repair? I really want my computer back and don't want to lose the info on it if I can help it. If the drive is shot, so be it, but I just don't know one way or the other. I figure first step would be to try to get the computer to recognise it right?. When I look at the computer information the drive simply isn't there. Luckily the startup drive and one of the internal harddrives seem fine - it's just the one harddrive that is the issue.
All I can think of that I did of any major consequence other than the updates was to delete Logic and Final Cut from the computer and install Toast 10- but they were on the main bootup drive, so I don't think that would be involved...
Please suggest how to proceed...I don't want to do this wrong...
Message was edited by: Geosomin

After repairing permissions a number of times, the drive reappeared and is accessable again.
It appears to not be formatted for OSX anymore, but for OS9. As I still have an old OS9 partition on my computer I can access it no problelm. When I get time and backup my data to an external HD I will wipe it all clean and reinstall the OSX and then all will be squeaky clean.
Luckily it was jsut a permissions issue. Whew!

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