A disk drive reducing noise, including a disk tray sliding in and out of
the disk drive and on which a disk is placed. A disk driving portion
rotates the disk at a predetermined speed. A disk chucking apparatus
holds the disk on the disk tray. A data recording/reproducing unit
records data on the disk or reproduces data from the disk. An air guide
plate is installed between an upper surface of the disk tray and an upper
cover plate of the disk drive, parallel to the disk tray, and separates
an air flow area. Air flow above the disk generated by the rotation of
the disk is divided into turbulence under the air guide plate and
turbulence above the air guide plate. Thus, the flow of turbulence is
controlled by the air guide plate so that it does not collide with a
front side portion of the disk drive. Also, because the velocity of
turbulence of a free flow layer under the air guide plate that collides
with the front side portion decreases, noise transmitted to the front
side portion is reduced.