A flexible printed circuit (FPC), electrically connecting a spindle motor
on a base of a disk drive with a printed circuit board (PCB) outside of
the base, and a disk drive including the FPC, are provided. The FPC
includes a wiring portion having one end connected to the spindle motor;
a bonded portion connected to the other end of the wiring portion and
attached to the base; electrode supports, each having a predetermined
elasticity and extending from an outside edge of the bonded portion; a
wiring disposed along the wiring portion and the bonded portion; and
first electrodes disposed on the electrode supports and connected to the
wiring. The first electrodes contact second electrodes disposed on the
PCB due to the elasticities of the electrode supports. The disk drive
allows the spindle motor to be electrically connected to the PCB using
only the FPC, i.e., without using a separate connector.