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authorTom Hughes <tomhughes@chromium.org>2019-11-18 09:28:28 -0800
committerCommit Bot <commit-bot@chromium.org>2019-11-19 23:56:57 +0000
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docs: Removing battery disables HW write protection
BRANCH=none BUG=none TEST=none Change-Id: Ic8f5a4378ce7b02e21518921c7a29edfaa031bf4 Signed-off-by: Tom Hughes <tomhughes@chromium.org> Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromiumos/platform/ec/+/1922064 Reviewed-by: Aseda Aboagye <aaboagye@chromium.org>
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@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ documentation][wp_screw]. Older Chrome OS devices had a write protect screw
that had to be physically removed. More details on this history can be found
here: http://go/cros-wp-status.
+Another way of disabling hardware write protection is to remove the battery;
+this method is mainly used during bringup.
+
Additional reference:
https://www.google.com/chromeos/partner/fe/docs/cpfe/firmwaretestmanual.html#hardware-write-protect