Lenovo ThinkStation P500 Configuration Manual page 17

8. Users can select "Advanced" to bring up a new window that will allow for advanced policies and
settings (including drive initialization) to be changed. Selecting "Initialize" within the advanced
menu is recommended. Selecting OK will return the user to the Create New VD window. If
initialize was selected, a window will pop up once the array has completed initialization.
9. Once all settings have been finalized, select OK to create the array. Note that if "Initialize" was
selected in the advance menu, a window will pop up as a warning message indicating data will
be destroyed and another window will pop up indicating when the initialization has completed.
Additionally, users can initialize the array by highlighting the newly created virtual drive, and
choosing initialize from the list of options displayed after pressing F2.