# Modifying Virtual Drive Properties

You can modify the properties of the virtual drives such as, Background Initialization, Read Policy, Write Policy, I/O Policy.
Note:

Integrated RAID 3 (IR3) controllers do not support this feature.

Perform the following steps to modify the virtual drive settings.

1. Navigate to the Controller dashboard, click a drive group name (for example, DG_1). Click the icon corresponding to a drive group to display its contents.
   The virtual drives and physical drives associated with the selected drive group appear.
2. Click the virtual drive whose settings you want to change.
3. Select Actions > Modify Properties.
   The Modify <Virtual Drive Name> dialog appears.
4. Change the virtual drive properties as needed. For information about these properties, see Viewing Virtual Drive Properties.
5. Click Save Settings.