An actuator latch system of a disk drive to lock an actuator having a
swing arm installed at a base member, a voice coil motor coil joined to
an end portion of the swing arm, and a magnet facing the voice coil motor
coil, including a first and a second latch portion provided at the end
portion of the swing arm; a latch lever provided at the base member, the
latch lever having a first end portion engaged with the first latch
portion when the latch lever pivots a first direction, and a second end
portion engaged with the second latch portion when the latch lever pivots
a second direction; a projection projecting from an edge of the magnet;
and a magnetic latch pin provided at an end portion of the swing arm so
that a magnetic force operates between the latch pin and the projection.