How to Restore a Lenovo Think. Insulation Patch Tape on this page. Centre. Restoring a computer can resolve problems with Windows. Ciaran GriffinStockbyteGetty Images. Restoring Windows on your Lenovo Think. Centre computer may become necessary when Windows becomes unusable or you simply want to start over from scratch. A%2F%2Fdocs.puppyrus.org%2F_media%2Fsetups%2Fbois_a0.jpg%3Fcache%3D&hash=9c195a842675bb96a737e0965dca6b2c' alt='Ibm Thinkcentre Bios Update' title='Ibm Thinkcentre Bios Update' />To ensure that the Lenovo security and management utilities that came with your Think. Centre are restored along with Windows, you should use the hidden recovery partition that came with your Think. Centre. If for any reason your Think. Centre no longer has the recovery partition, you will need a set of recovery discs for the system. Back up any files on the computer you dont want to lose. Restoring the Think. Centre to its factory settings erases everything on the hard drive. Ibm Thinkcentre Bios' title='Ibm Thinkcentre Bios' />1981 ibm pc 10,000ibm. Soap wrote Just curious. What BIOS version are you using In version 3. Bitlocker. The current version is 3. Computers/Systems/Desktops/IBM/ThinkCentre_8183-DES/DSC06399w.jpg' alt='Ibm Thinkcentre Bios' title='Ibm Thinkcentre Bios' />Remove any peripherals such as printers and USB devices that didnt come with the original system. Restart the Think. Centre and repeatedly tap the F1 key as the computer boots up. This opens the Setup Utility program from which you can change your BIOS settings. Use the arrows on your keyboard to select Exit or Restart, and then select OS Optimized Defaults. Change the setting to Disabled. This step allows the computer to enable the UEFI file system, and is recommended if you are restoring to Windows 8. If you are restoring the Think. Centre to Windows 7 or earlier, skip this step. Change the startup sequence if you are restoring from a set of recovery discs, so that the system boots from the DVD drive. Select Startup, and then select Primary Boot Sequence, Boot or Startup Sequence, depending on your model. Set the DVD drive as the first boot device. Insert Disc 1 of your recovery DVDs into the drive at this point. Press F1. 0 to save the configuration changes and restart the computer. Watch for a message during the reboot that tells you to press F1. Quickly tap the F1. If you dont see the message, you dont have a recovery partition on your hard drive and must use recovery discs instead. Once you enter recovery mode, either by pressing F1. Think. Centre displays the main recovery screen. Follow the prompts to choose your recovery options. Use the default settings unless you wish to customize the recovery. You may need to choose options such as Full Recovery, Factory Contents or Restore My Hard Drive to the Original Factory State, depending on your particular Think. Centre model. 9. Insert new discs when prompted if you are restoring from DVDs. Click Yes when prompted to restart the computer. From this point the recovery process is fully automatic. Your computer restarts several times, and the entire process take sseveral minutes or longer. When the installation is complete, Windows displays the setup screen for a new user, as if the computer just came out of the box. Complete the Windows setup by entering your language, regional settings, network settings and Windows username. You may also need to enter your Windows product key, which can be found on the DVDs that came with the system or on a sticker attached to the computer. Restart the computer and return to the BIOS settings by pressing F1. Change the configuration back to its original settings as described in the previous steps. If you are using the 6. Windows 8, however, leave the OS Optimized Defaults setting at Disabled. Reattach any peripherals to the computer, and then restart Windows to automatically re install drivers for the devices. Also allow Windows to download and install updates to the operating system. About the Author. Alan Sembera began writing for local newspapers in Texas and Louisiana. His professional career includes stints as a computer tech, information editor and income tax preparer. Sembera now writes full time about business and technology. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Texas A M University. Photo Credits. Ciaran GriffinStockbyteGetty Images.