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 our report dated
April 21, 1998, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedules of Quantum Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended March 31, 1998, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


                                         ERNST & YOUNG L.L.P.
Palo Alto, California
June 26, 1998