Abstract: A method of operation of a servo writing system includes: initializing a disk and a head positioned over the disk for writing a servo pattern on the disk; calculating a target velocity profile for writing the servo pattern on the disk; setting a movement profile for operating the disk, the head, or a combination thereof to the target velocity profile; determining a back electromotive force from operating the disk, the head, or a combination thereof according to the movement profile; calculating an actual profile of the movement of the disk, the head, or a combination thereof from the back electromotive force; and adjusting the movement profile by the actual profile to match the actual profile to the target velocity profile for writing the servo pattern on the disk.

Abstract: A hard disk drive with a disk that has a servo field with an A servo burst and a B servo burst. The A servo burst has a trimmed erase band. The trimmed erase band can be created by offsetting the write head relative to a burst centerline to reduce the width of the erase band. For example, the write head can be moved toward a centerline of the A servo burst. The offset can be a function of write current and cylinder location of the disk. The offsets are selected so that the resultant burst profiles do not contain a flat minimum portion.

Abstract: A hard disk drive with a disk that has a servo field with an A servo burst and a B servo burst. The A servo burst has a trimmed erase band. The trimmed erase band can be created by offsetting the write head relative to a burst centerline to reduce the width of the erase band. For example, the write head can be moved toward a centerline of the A servo burst. The offset can be a function of write current and cylinder location of the disk. The offsets are selected so that the resultant burst profiles do not contain a flat minimum portion.

Abstract: A method for writing servo information onto a disk of a hard disk drive with a servo writer. The method includes accelerating a head to a constant velocity across a disk. The disk being defined as having an acceleration zone and a constant velocity zone. The head is then used to write a spiral servo pattern in the constant velocity zone. A final servo pattern is written in the constant velocity zone using the spiral servo pattern. A servo reference pattern is also written in the acceleration zone. The servo reference pattern is used to write a final servo pattern in the acceleration zone. The final servo pattern may be copied using a run-out cancellation algorithm to improve the accuracy of the servo pattern in the acceleration zone.

Abstract: A method for writing servo information onto a disk of a hard disk drive with a servo writer. The method includes accelerating a head to a constant velocity across a disk. The disk being defined as having an acceleration zone and a constant velocity zone. The head is then used to write a spiral servo pattern in the constant velocity zone. A final servo pattern is written in the constant velocity zone using the spiral servo pattern. A servo reference pattern is also written in the acceleration zone. The servo reference pattern is used to write a final servo pattern in the acceleration zone. The final servo pattern may be copied using a run-out cancellation algorithm to improve the accuracy of the servo pattern in the acceleration zone.