My external HD stopped showing up on my desktop, but shows up in my Disk Utility.. I have tried a disk verify and repair - sometimes that works and completes, sometimes it doesn't. Either way, it wont eject or mount, and still doesn't show up on desktop.

My external HD stopped showing up on my desktop, but shows up in my Disk Utility..
I have tried a disk verify and repair - sometimes that works and completes, sometimes it doesn't.
Either way, it wont eject or mount, and still doesn't show up on desktop.
There are no ticking noises coming from the hard drive, and it lights up still, and i have tried replacing the cords, and restarting/shutting down the computer, and have tried it on a mac desktop also - same problem.
Any help would be great!!!

and have tried it on a mac desktop also - same problem.
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