Bug in the BIOS in G570

The Insyde H20 BIOS the G570 and other models, has a bug that prevents the hard disk is encrypted. As I understand it, there is an error in the code for ACPI. It is possible to work around this problem by using the hard disk via an IDE connection, but it is complex to implement.

This error has been corrected in a recent BIOS upgrade? I have v.214 of the BIOS. The updates to the BIOS on the Lenovo Web site do not have a cumulative list of changes, so it is impossible for me to know if it's been fixed.

If it is not fixed, Lenovo will fix this bug, which can easily transform laptops brick? What are the consequences for long-term use of the IDE?

This blogpost describes the details of the error.

This thread has discussed for more than a year.

This thread on the forum of TrueCrypt described a complex solution.

v2.09 (original version), I've encrypted any drive (C, D partition) without any problem.
Change in ahci mode in the bios and reinstall OS

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