Patent ID: 7649718

Claim:
A hard disk drive, comprising: a base plate having a first side and a second side; at least one hard disk mounted for rotary movement relative to said base plate, said at least one disk containing a plurality of tracks capable of containing data; an actuator assembly mounted for rotation relative to said at least one hard disk, said actuator assembly including at least one actuator arm having a distal end with at least one head element mounted proximate said distal end; a printed circuit board mounted to said second side of said base plate; a flex circuit electrically interconnecting said at least one head element and said printed circuit board; and a dampening member having a first leg and a second leg, said first leg being secured to said base plate, said second leg engaging said flex circuit, the dampening member positioned in abutting relation with said flex circuit, wherein said first resonant mode of said flex circuit is reduced and the amplitude of post seek oscillations of said actuator arm are reduced.