Patent ID: 6519110
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk drive assembly having a base plate, a disk rotatably mounted on the base plate for rotation about a spin axis, an actuator assembly rotatably mounted on an upper surface of the base plate adjacent the disk positioning read/write heads over selectable radial positions on the disk, the base plate having an aperture therethrough, a cover on the base plate enclosing the disk and actuator assembly and a printed circuit board attached to a bottom surface of the base plate, the drive assembly comprising:a header closing the aperture through the base plate, the header having a plurality of parallel electrical connection pins passing through the header and through the printed circuit board and into a rear entry connector fastened to the printed circuit board; and electrical connections leading from the heads to the printed circuit board fastened to an underside of the base plate via the header.