Since your machine works, it's probably not a big problem.
First, while in finder go to the Finder menu and select Preferences. Make sure the Hard Disks is checked under "Show these items on desktop".
If that's not the problem, go to your Applications Folder and then Utilities. Open Disk Utility. Any drives will show up. Click on Macintosh HD and see if there's a Mount Button at the top of the window. If there is, click it.
Using OSX 10.3.9 & 10.4.11 on a G4, G5 & Intel Macbook
I assume you already checked finder prefs/general to show the disk. As a check, try putting a cd or dvd in the drive and see if it shows up on the desktop. You might try trashing Finder prefs (user/library/preferences/com.apple.finder) and see if that helps.
I also assume that you've restarted the machine.
Also, you don't have the screen zoomed do you? You should have some other things obscured if you're zoomed. Try holding control and scroll down to check if zoomed too much.
It's very weird to have the thing disappear, yet be working fine
Using OSX 10.3.9 & 10.4.11 on a G4, G5 & Intel Macbook
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