Patent ID: 7239593

Claim:
A magnetic disk device removable from an apparatus body, the magnetic disk device comprising: a case; a driving unit including a magnetic disk and a rotary driver operable to rotationally drive a magnetic disk, wherein the driving unit is installed in the case; an elastic supporting member disposed between the case and the driving unit; a locking member movably mounted in the case; and a connector for connecting the driving unit and the apparatus body; wherein the elastic supporting member is operable to elastically support the driving unit, force applied to the external of the case is operable to move the locking member to a locked position and an unlocked position, the driving unit is locked in the case when the locking member is in the locked position and unlocked in the case when the locking member is in the unlocked position, and the connector is operable to connect to the apparatus body when the locking member is in the locked position.