Servo information recording device and servo information recording method

There is provided a servo information recording device having a simple structure, being implementable in lower cost, and capable of writing servo information with high reliability and a servo information recording method. The servo information recording device includes a head swingably supported relative to a predetermined swing axis and a head drive section that swings the head within a predetermined zone in the radial direction of the disk medium. The device also has a controller that controls the head drive section and writes the servo information onto a track of the disk medium. Assuming that R is the outer circumferential radius of the disk medium and P is a distance between the center of the disk medium and pivot (swing axis), the swing axis is disposed at a position at which P/R falls beyond about 1.35.