EXHIBIT 23.4
 
                       INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
MKE Quantum Components LLC:
 
  We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
on Form S-4 of Quantum Corporation of our report dated April 14, 1998, except
for notes 6(b) and 12, which are as of June 5, 1998, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheet of MKE Quantum Components LLC and subsidiaries as
of March 31, 1998, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
members' equity, and cash flows for the period from May 16, 1997 (Inception)
through March 31, 1998, which report appears in the annual report on Form 10-K
of Quantum Corporation dated June 26, 1998.
 
                                          /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
August 13, 1998