Why is the macintosh hd icon flashing?

Hello all,
Weird thing started happening last night: the "Macintosh HD" icon on my Macbook Air started flashing on my desktop. It happens at exact 1 minute intervals - the icon will disappear for a quarter second then reappear.
I still have full functionality of my computer but am concerned that this is the precursor to something failing.
Thanks!
Doug

to remove the icon: Finder>  preferences> uncheck "show these items on the desktop", "hard disks".

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