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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated April 26, 2000 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Adaptec, Inc., which is incorporated by reference in Adaptec Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2000. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated April 26, 2000 relating to the
financial statement schedules, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
December 21, 2000
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