A disk for a disk drive including a disk body with a center through hole
for fixing the disk body to a turntable formed at a center thereof, a
clamping portion formed on the disk body around the center through hole
to fix the disk body to the turntable, a signal recording portion which
is formed on a surface of the disk body around a rim of the clamping
potion and includes a signal recording section on which digital signals
are recorded, and crack blocking portions bored through the clamping
portion.