A head stack assembly includes a flex cable assembly. The head stack
assembly further includes an actuator arm and a load beam coupled to the
actuator arm. The head stack assembly further includes a trace suspension
assembly backing layer coupled to the load beam and including a gimbal.
The head stack assembly further includes a dielectric layer disposed upon
the trace suspension assembly backing layer. The head stack assembly
further includes a slider supported by the gimbal. The head stack
assembly further includes a ground trace disposed upon the dielectric
layer with the dielectric layer between the ground trace and the trace
suspension assembly backing layer. The ground trace extends along the
actuator arm and is electrically connected to the slider and the flex
cable assembly for grounding the slider to the flex cable assembly.