An optical disc drive includes: a tray to mount a cartridge including a
disc and having a positioning hole; a chassis for supporting the tray to
move in a first direction; a spindle motor; an optical head; a traverse
base, which is supported on the chassis so as to rotate around an axis
defined in a second direction near one end of the chassis in the first
direction and which mounts the spindle motor and the optical head
thereon, the second direction being parallel to the disc and
perpendicular to the first direction; a traverse holder coupled to the
traverse base; a positioning pin provided for the traverse holder and
fitting in with the positioning hole, thereby positioning the cartridge;
andan elevating portion for moving a portion of the traverse holder in a
third direction perpendicularly to the disc.