Comment 13 for bug 1332722

p.s.
My laptop is new.
I am using cryptsetup with my external drives, though not always and it doesn't seem to make a difference.
Changing the xhci settings in the BIOS has no effect with the default firmware.
I paid for a custom unlocked BIOS build and can install the unlocked firmware if you think some sort of custom BIOS setting will fix this.