[ale] raid 5 drive sync = heat death of universe time frame

[Jim Kinney]

It would be such an improvement with RAID hardware to be able to tell it
"Hey! These are BRAND NEW DRIVES so all you need is a fast sync!".

But NO!!!! The system must confirm that all bits are in fact nulls while it
lays down format markers.

<sigh>really needed this system running 20 minutes ago. With x6 750GB
drives it'll be done syncing about 2 am.

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