In order to improve reliability of an optical disk drive apparatus at low
cost, a flexible substrate for making connection between an optical
pick-up device incorporated in the optical disk drive apparatus and a
drive side is divided into a first flexible substrate fixed to the
optical pick-up body (for example, upper surface), and a second flexible
substrate connected to the first flexible substrate and extending to the
drive, wiring conductors formed on a connection end portion of the first
flexible substrate and wiring conductors formed on a connection end
portion of the second flexible substrate are superposed at a region
adjacent an end of the case of the optical pick-up device body, and
connected to each other by joining material, and a connection section
between the wiring conductors is held down by a cover for protecting the
optical pick-up device body.