Bios update problem (memory manager)

I'm trying to install arch on a sony vaio pcv-e203 desktop pc. When ever I enable legacy usb support linux becomes very stubborn and gives a bunch of problems. current version of the bios is 6.0.B, I'm trying to update to 6.0.K to try and fix these problems. I'm getting an error that googling can't seem to fix. It launches the bios flash utility and rom file fine, but then gives an error that it can't flash due to a memory manager being in use.
First I tryed using a windows 98 boot disc instead, which failed with the same error. I read somewhere you can disable himem in config.sys file but the file is blank and i'm not sure what to add. This could be a kernel command to go around this too.
Symptoms with usb legacy support enabled:
vga=773 results in black screen and locks keyboard
locks up at checking if initrd..... (memory failing me, there was more to that line)
disable it seems to work fine, no usb at post or grub until linux boots. within xorg the mouse lags very bad (PS/2 and USB). everything else works and seems upto speed.
thanks in advance if anybody can help.

ok nevermind the above post, I found a utility to make a bootdisk that works from bootdisk.com all my problems went away and am typing this from enlightenment as we speak.

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Hi Conrad
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NooR92 wrote:
Hi, i bought lenovo g580 when i try to go to bios, Boot, i have UEFI Enabled but i don't have legacy support option!! and and boot menu! and EFI unavailable!? i put this picture from my laptopCan anyone help please ? regards.Legacy boot options will only show up if you hightlight the UEFI boot mode and press enter to change the value. At that point you will see choices that include "Legacy Support:. UEFI and EFI will not be enabled at the same time, together so your screen display is as it should be when set to UEFI boot mode control. I would suggest some reading and research into the differences to gain a clear understanding of the options.

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I have a G580 i5-3210M @2.50GHz with 8gb ram running on Windows 7 64-bit. The model # is 2189.
I have had enormous problems updating drivers on the pc for a while, and I can give specifics of errors/drivers if that helps. One big problem I've found is using diagnosis software CPUID CPU-Z, my motherboard comes up as "Manufacturer: LENOVO", "Model: INVALID" / "00000000INVALID". I'm not sure how this contributes to my errors, but it definitley worries me.
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hi ahmedgad,
Welcome to the Forums.
Can you try to:
1. Boot into the BIOS by repeatedly tapping F2 on startup
2. In the BIOS, navigate to the Boot Tab and set UEFI to Disabled or Legacy then press F10 to save and exit. When
the computer reboots, check if you still get the errors and/or if you're able to boot into Windows.
3. If same problem, leave the changes that you made on Step 2 and attempt to re-install Windows via a Windows 8 recovery drive or OneKey Recovery button (note that this will wipe the computer to factory settings)
Let me know your findings,
neokenchi
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