Systems for writing preferred servo patterns, and rotatable storage media including preferred servo patterns, are provided. Systems for controlling write currents to produce servo bursts having a desired width are also provided. In accordance with specific embodiments, the desired burst width is three-fourths of a data track wide. This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects, and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures and the claims.