Cannot find disable write protect on HP Chromebook 14a‑nf009nr (YAHIKO board) (intel i3 processor)

[TlorschCode]

I have spent the past several hours attempting to turn off write protect on my new Chromebook. For this model (HP Chromebook 14a‑nf009nr (YAHIKO board) (intel i3 prcoessor)), from what I have been able to find, there is no WP screw. I’ve tried unplugging the internal battery connector and booting it up while connected to a power supply. Running:
cd; curl -LO ``https://mrchromebox.tech/firmware-util.sh`` && sudo bash firmware-util.sh

outputted:

Device: HP Chromebook 14a-nf0xxx
Board Name: YAHIKO
Platform: Intel AlderLake-N
Fw Type: Stock ChromeOS w/RW_LEGACY
Fw Ver: Google_Yaviks_Ufs.15217.970.0 (07/14/2025)
Fw WP: Enabled
------------------------------------------------------------
1) Install/Update RW_LEGACY Firmware
[WP] 2) Install/Update UEFI (Full ROM) Firmware
[WP] 3) Set Boot Options (GBB flags)
[WP] 4) Set Hardware ID (HWID)
5) Backup Current Firmware
-------------------------------------------------------------
Select a numeric menu option or
R to reboot P to poweroff Q to quit

Meaning WP was still enabled despite me unplugging the battery connector.

According to the image for my model on this website, there should be two small holes that I can connect with a paperclip or some other conductive cable to disable WP. I do not see them. My suspicion is that they may be under the black paper-like material covering the electronics (see the top-right area in the image). However, I don’t see how I can remove the covering without potentially breaking wires or other electronic pieces.
I don’t want to dual boot or just simply have developer mode/tools enabled, I’d like to have ChromeOS gone and replace it with Linux (specifically Linux Mint, Cinnamon).

Any help would be appreciated, feel free to ask questions.
Thanks.

[MrChromebox]

@TlorschCode

Meaning WP was still enabled despite me unplugging the battery connector.

not sure why you’d try this, my site tells you that’s not going to do anything.

According to the image for my model on this website, there should be two small holes that I can connect with a paperclip or some other conductive cable to disable WP. I do not see them. My suspicion is that they may be under the black paper-like material covering the electronics (see the top-right area in the image). However, I don’t see how I can remove the covering without potentially breaking wires or other electronic pieces.

the WP jumper is on the reverse side of the board, you have to disconnect everything and remove the board, or at least it appears so from the picture provided to me. I don’t know myself as I used a SuzyQ on mine.

[Mini]

I have the same Chromebook, and have soldered the jumper headers on the board together, they are under the black paper which just peels off after removing the heat sync, however despite the pads being bridged it still won’t remove write protection.