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Holy cow!  The AlphaPC 164SX's SRM _*DOES*_ recognize Adaptec controllers:

    >>>*** keyboard not plugged in...
    ff.fe.fd.fc.fb.fa.f9.f8.f7.f6.f5.f3.f2.f1.f0.
    ef.ee.ed.probing hose 0, PCI
    probing PCI-to-ISA bridge, bus 1
    bus 0, slot 5 -- pka -- NCR 53C825
    bus 0, slot 6 -- pkb -- Adaptec AIC-7880
    bus 0, slot 8, function 1 -- dqa -- Cypress 82C693 IDE
    bus 0, slot 8, function 2 -- dqb -- Cypress 82C693 IDE
    ec.f4.eb.ea.e9.e8.e7.

    ..snip..
    >>>show config
    Digital AlphaPC 164SX 533 MHz
    SRM Console V5.7-1   OpenVMS PALcode V1.21-6, Digital UNIX PALcode V1.23-6
    ..snip..
    PCI Bus 
         Bus 00  Slot 05: NCR 53C825
                                       pka0.7.0.5.0       SCSI Bus ID 7
         Bus 00  Slot 06: Adaptec AIC-7880
                                       pkb0.7.0.6.0       SCSI Bus ID 7
                                       dkb500.5.0.6.0     TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-34

And I was able to boot the 4.2 installation CD with it.

Supported Adaptec controllers include 2940U and 2940UW.
The 2930u2 is _not_ supported.

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