A head gimbal assembly has a gimbal suspension that includes a metal
flexure bonded to a slider having a magnetic head element. This head
gimbal assembly prevents damage from electrostatic discharge more
efficiently. In the head gimbal assembly, a region of an oxide film on a
slider-bonding surface of the flexure is completely or incompletely
removed to form a film-removed region, and conductive adhesive resin is
disposed between the film-removed region and the slider.