# Importing or Clearing the Foreign Configurations

A foreign configuration is a RAID configuration that already exists on a replacement set of drives that you install in a computer system. You can use the LSI Storage Authority software to import the foreign configuration to the controller or clear the foreign configuration so that you can create a new configuration using these drives.

Perform the following steps to import or clear foreign configurations.

1. Navigate to the Controller dashboard.
2. Click Configure and then click Foreign Configuration.
   The Foreign Configuration window appears, which lists all of the foreign configurations.
3. Click one of the following options:
   - Import All: Import the foreign configurations from all the foreign drives.
   - Clear All: Remove the configurations from all the foreign drives.
4. Click Re-Scan to refresh the window.

   You can import or clear the foreign configuration on security-enabled drives. See Importing or Clearing a Foreign Configuration – Security-Enabled Drives.

Parent topic: Configuration