Why is an Adaptec 39160 reported as a 3960?

Wilko Bulte wkb at freebie.xs4all.nl
Mon Aug 4 12:24:08 PDT 2003


On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 01:16:28PM -0600, Justin T. Gibbs wrote:
> > Subject says it all. I just stuck a 39160 (in it's
> > Compaq KZPEA disguise) in my Alpha and it was reported
> > as a 3960D. From:
> 
> There was a marketing change *after* the Compaq cards were
> released to name these cards 39160.  The probe code tries
> to name the products as they were named at release.

<hits forehead> Of course, I should have known. It defies
logic so it must be marketing ;)

tnx
Wilko

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