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Abstract

In a disk drive using a write-wide inductive write element and a read-narrow magneto-resistive read element within a head transducer assembly for writing and reading magnetic patterns on a rotating magnetic storage disk in a plurality of concentric tracks, a track pattern formed in each concentric track includes embedded servo wedges wherein each wedge includes a servo position portion which is offset from a centerline of both the servo sector and a following user data sector by an amount related to offset between the inductive write and magneto-resistive elements of the head transducer assembly. Furthermore, the servo sector contains four servo bursts. The servo bursts are arranged such that each sequential burst is offset from a previous burst by a fractional offset increment. The fractional offset increment is typically one-third of a track pitch.

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