How do I get the hard drive icon to reappear on the desktop?

It is not in the list of devices, either. I just inherited this laptop and the setup is a little screwy.

Finder > Preferences > General > Show these items on the Desktop: Hard disks

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    File System : Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
    Connection Bus : Serial ATA 2
    Partition Type : Apple_HFS
    Device Tree : /PCI0/SATA@1F,2/PRT0@0/PMP@0/@0:2
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    Free Space : 41.5 GB (44,599,959,552 Bytes)
    Used : 93.5 GB (100,355,186,688 Bytes)
    Number of Files : 792,250
    Number of Folders : 148,707
    Owners Enabled : Yes
    Can Turn Owners Off : Yes
    Can Repair Permissions : Yes
    Can Be Verified : Yes
    Can Be Repaired : Yes
    Can Be Formatted : Yes
    Bootable : Yes
    Supports Journaling : Yes
    Journaled : Yes
    S.M.A.R.T. Status : Verified
    Disk Number : 0
    Partition Number : 2
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