EXHIBIT 23.1
 
               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 and related Prospectus of Quantum Corporation
for the registration of 5,110,690 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated May 3, 1996, with respect
to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Quantum Corporation
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended March 31, 1996,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
San Jose, California
December 18, 1996