Acpi Nsc6001 !!exclusive!! -

The ACPI NSC6001 (often listed as ACPI\VEN_NSC&DEV_6001) refers to a National Semiconductor Fast Infrared Port (IrDA) found in legacy laptops.

Impact of missing driver:

1. Download the Winbond CIR (Consumer IR) Transceiver Driver or the Winbond Hardware Doctor driver package.
2. Alternatively, download the drivers for a Wyse Thin Client (specifically the Wyse V class or S class), as these frequently used Geode chips.
3. Once downloaded, extract the files (they usually come as an .exe or .zip).
4. Go to Device Manager > Right-click the "Unknown Device" (ACPI NSC6001) > Update Driver.
5. Select Browse my computer for driver software.
6. Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.
7. Click Have Disk and point it to the folder where you extracted the Winbond or Wyse drivers.

Operating Systems: Drivers are available for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, and 10. Driver Information acpi nsc6001

Alternative: Reset ACPI tables without a BIOS update: The ACPI NSC6001 (often listed as ACPI\VEN_NSC&DEV_6001 )

1. What is NSC6001?

• ACPI Hardware ID: ACPI\NSC6001
• Manufacturer: National Semiconductor (now Texas Instruments)
• Device Type: System Controller / Power Management / Watchdog Timer
• Common Systems: Advantech PCM-5820, IEI Rocky boards, Ampro LittleBoard, Wyse Winterm thin clients, and any SBC with Geode GX1, GXm, or LX processors.

If you are seeing this ID, it is likely because the BIOS/UEFI has the Infrared Port enabled Download the Winbond CIR (Consumer IR) Transceiver Driver

lsmod | grep -E "nsc|geode"
dmesg | grep -i nsc6001

Why does this happen?

Modern versions of Windows (Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11) do not include native drivers for the NSC6001. Why?