@macmaniac76 - it would appear that lion doesn't have that option, at least my general pane doesn't show anything related to those items.
Hello! I've got all this preferences checked - External disk drivers; CD ... & etc - but i don't have icons on a desktop. I've got latest updated LION OSX - what else may cause such problem?
Try resetting PRAM.
IT must. Open a Finder window. Now File, Preferences, and in the General tab (first one), there are 4 options. Tick/untick those.