IPod no longer on Desktop

Hi
apologies if this has been asked before but, my 20G colour iPod no longer appears on the desktop. It appears in iTunes and functions as normal. I have Finder preferences set to show removeable media - but the iPod is missing.
Any ideas why it might suddenly decide to do this?
Thanks
ian

Try this: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61771
If that does not fix things, look through the iPod Troubleshooting FAQ I helped write
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