Device Desktop Icons

Since installing 10.1 (KDE 3.1 no add-ons or extras) the device icons do not appear on my desktop (both as root or user) until I mount a device in addition to swap & \ (eg. mount /dev/hdd1 /media/hdd1) Making changes to device icon display in Control Center or Configure Desktop has no affect. I see the same thing on the 3 boxes I have installed 10.1 on. Is anyone else experiencing this issue and if so, is there a solution? TIA Dave