Patent ID: 6417985
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A magnetic disk drive comprising:a first enclosed space defined by two side walls adjoining an upper wall and a lower wall; at least one magnetic disk which is a magnetic recording medium; a spindle motor for driving the magnetic disk to rotate about a spindle thereof; a magnetic head for performing recording and reproduction of information on a surface of the magnetic disk; an actuator for driving the magnetic head to be subjected to positioning, the magnetic disk, magnetic head, and actuator housed within the first enclosed space; a base with a horizontal surface for installing mechanical parts corresponding to the magnetic disk, the spindle motor, the magnetic head and the actuator, the two side walls, the upper wall, and the lower wall being mounted perpendicular to the horizontal surface of the base, the base horizontally extending in both sides beyond the upper and lower walls; and multipurpose spaces supported by the base and partitioned off from the first space by either the upper wall or the lower wall and are defined by an enclosed, continuous perimeter wall that includes either the upper wall or the lower wall.