A servo burst pattern for use in positioning a read/write head with respect
to tracks on a magnetic disc medium includes a first set of servo bursts
adjacently disposed on the tracks along a first axis perpendicular to the
centerlines. Each of the first set of bursts is disposed on an individual
track, from the inside track edge to the outside track edge, and
alternates between a first frequency and a second frequency for
consecutive servo bursts. The servo burst pattern also includes a second
set of servo bursts adjacently disposed on the tracks along a second axis
perpendicular to the centerlines and parallel to the first axis. Each of
the second set of servo bursts is disposed on two adjacent tracks, from
the centerline of one track to the centerline of a next adjacent track,
and alternates between the first frequency and the second frequency for
consecutive servo bursts.
