Ahh, sorry, I didn't even notice that was my user group until you mentioned it! I think that may be based on my post count, or some mod or admin may have set it like that, not sure?
Yes, I am very active for Gigabyte at many places, and I try my best to make my rounds to many forums, this one included! I am just a normal user here, but Admin at Tweaktown. I don't work for Gigabyte though, but I am directly in contact with them, so I guess you could say I am connected with them in that aspect, but in the end I'm just a normal end user like most everyone here.
No worries, I wasn't offended by what you said, just a little confused as I wasn't sure what you meant by Hero until now
I'll try to test with C1E and EIST later tonight if I get time, but as you know I've already sent in a report on this issue for X79 and they are working on it already. And I know they are also working on other boards BIOSes for this issue as well, so hopefully they'll have it sorted out for all models very soon. It's odd how it affects ATTO only, but not AS SSD or CDM!?
Ya, I'm not sure when it started, but I know it wasn't always like that as you mentioned, because I did reviews on P67-UD4 and UD7 a while back and they were not affected then, but may be now (haven't checked yet, but will)
I'll keep you posted once I hear back on a fix for X79 in case you know other affected. You can also keep an eye out here for new BIOS releases, as the may be released with fixes mentioned in the change notes, in case you or anyone else reading wants to keep an eye on other boards that may also need corrected
http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte/28441-gigabyte-latest-beta-bios.html