A method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium including a servo pattern,
comprising steps of:
(a) providing a non-magnetic substrate including at least one major surface;
(b) providing a stamper having a surface with a plurality of recesses
forming a negative image of a servo pattern;
(c) forming a layer of a partially dried sol-gel material having a first
surface in conformal contact with the recess-patterned surface of the stamper and
an exposed second surface opposite the first surface;
(d) urging the major surface of the substrate into contact with the
exposed second surface of the sol-gel layer;
(e) removing the stamper from contact with the layer of sol-gel material
to expose the recess-patterned surface thereof;
(f) converting the partially dried sol-gel layer to a glass-like layer
while preserving the recess pattern in the surface thereof; and
(f) forming on the recess-patterned surface a laminate of layers constituting
a servo-patterned magnetic recording medium.
