Asus dark hero startup issue ?

[JBROG87]

So after all this time Asus quietly found a solution that involves sending it back?
Like others have said, that means weeks without a working computer plus the headache of removing the motherboard from a big build which you can imagine is basically rebuilding a PC from scratch... a lot of work.

This can't be fixed via Bios update ? And the issue is caused by a hardware defect ?
Just shocking, I can't believe this is happening.

Could Asus provide more info on the cause of the issue? What does the repair involve ?
I now switch off the PC completely every time anyway, so for me the startup issue is "solved" simply by not using sleep etc.
Will this issue at some point brick the board or what is the advice ?