A fixing member is spaced from a head actuator by a predetermined
distance. A flexible printed circuit board extends at least from the head
actuator to the fixing member. The flexible printed circuit board is
superposed on the surface of the fixing member. A viscoelastic layer and
a protecting layer are overlaid on the surface of the flexible printed
circuit board. A clip clips all the fixing member, the flexible printed
circuit board, the viscoelastic layer and the protecting layer together.
When a head slider is positioned, the head actuator changes its attitude
relative to a recording disk. The inertial force based on the rotation
causes the first flexible printed circuit board to vibrate when the
actuator block stops rotating. The viscoelastic layer serves to absorb
this residual vibration of the first flexible printed circuit board.
Vibration of the flexible printed circuit board can be suppressed.