An information recording and/or reading apparatus has a base plate, a
spindle motor for rotating a disk by the output shaft perpendicular to
the base plate, a rotary alignment control device for determining the
rotation position of a recording/reading head of a head unit about a
rotary alignment axis parallel to the output shaft of the spindle motor,
a linear movement guide extending parallel to the rotary alignment axis,
and a support mechanism for supporting the rotary alignment control
device to be reciprocally movable along the linear movement guide. An
information recording and/or reading apparatus allows very easy exchange
of a recording/reading head and disk, and can avoid troubles such as
damage to the recording/reading head and disk during exchange.