Exhibit 23.1


               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


         We  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  Registration
Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 1993 Long-Term  Incentive Plan of Quantum
Corporation of our report dated April 28, 1997 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, 1997 filed with the  Securities
and Exchange Commission.


                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Palo Alto, California
June 27, 1997