FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Goyal Manoj 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/27/2007 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ADAPTEC INC [ADPT] (Last) (First) (Middle) 691 SOUTH MILPITAS BLVD. 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP Global Product Development 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) MILPITAS, CA 95035 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 18,000 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	05/08/2007(1)	05/08/2013	Common Stock	71,718	$ 5.47	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	02/13/2007(2)	11/13/2013	Common Stock	50,000	$ 4.48	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	05/08/2007(1)	05/08/2013	Common Stock	63,282	$ 5.47	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Goyal Manoj 691 SOUTH MILPITAS BLVD. MILPITAS, CA 95035	Â	Â	  VP Global Product Development	Â

Signatures

By: John Westfield For: Manoj Goyal		04/05/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	A total of 135,000 stock options were granted on 05/08/2006, of which 71,718 are Incentive Stock Options and 63,282 are Non-Qualified Stock Options. The aggregate of these options vest at the rate of 25% of the total option shares on 05/08/2007 and an additional 8.33% of the total option shares at the end of each three month period thereafter, such that the total option shares will be fully vested on 05/08/2010.
(2)	A total of 50,000 stock options were granted on 11/13/2006. The aggregate of these options vest at the rate of 8.33% of the total option shares at the end of each three month period, such that the total option shares will be fully vested on 11/13/2009.

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