Exhibit 23.1

                CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, 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 26, 1999, 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, 1998, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

                                    /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Palo Alto, California
July 13, 1999