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A disk drive including a disk drive base. The disk drive further includes at least one rotatable disk including a disk surface extending to an outer disk edge. The disk drive further includes a head stack assembly rotatably attached to the disk drive base in operable communication with the disk. The

A disk drive including a disk drive base. The disk drive further includes at least one rotatable disk including a disk surface extending to an outer disk edge. The disk drive further includes a head stack assembly rotatably attached to the disk drive base in operable communication with the disk. The disk drive further includes a filter coupled to the disk drive base. The filter includes a filter support disposed adjacent to the outer disk edge, and at least one filter element attached to the filter support disposed along the disk surface for filtering disk rotation induced airflow.

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1. A disk drive comprising:a disk drive base;at least one rotatable disk including a disk surface extending to an outer disk edge;a head stack assembly rotatably attached to the disk drive base in operable communication with the disk; anda filter coupled to the disk drive base, the filter comprising

1. A disk drive comprising:a disk drive base;at least one rotatable disk including a disk surface extending to an outer disk edge;a head stack assembly rotatably attached to the disk drive base in operable communication with the disk; anda filter coupled to the disk drive base, the filter comprising:a filter support disposed adjacent to the outer disk edge, the filter support including a support arm extending radially inward along the disk surface from the outer disk edge; andat least one filter element attached to the filter support disposed along the disk surface for filtering disk rotation induced airflow. 2. The disk drive of claim 1 wherein the support arm includes a slot sized and configured to receive the filter element. 3. The disk drive of claim 2 wherein support arm includes an airflow opening for receiving airflow from the filter element. 4. The disk drive of claim 1 wherein the filter support includes a base portion disposed adjacent the outer disk edge coupled to the disk drive base, the support arm extends from the base portion. 5. The disk drive of claim 1 wherein the head stack assembly includes a plurality of rotatable disks each including a disk surface extending to an outer disk edge, the filter includes a plurality of filter elements attached to the filter support, each of the filter elements are disposed adjacent a respective one of the disk surfaces of the disks for filtering disk rotation induced airflow. 6. The disk drive of claim 5 wherein the filter support includes a plurality of support arms extending radially inward respectively along the disk surfaces from the outer disk edges of the disks. 7. The disk drive of claim 1 wherein the filter element is formed of an electro-statically charged material. 8. The disk drive of claim 7 wherein the filter element is formed of an electret material. 9. The disk drive of claim 1 wherein the filter element is generally planar. 10. The disk drive of claim 9 wherein the filter element is angularly disposed with respect to the disk surface. 11. The disk drive of claim 1 wherein the filter element is elongate and extends radially inward along the disk surface.