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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                                JTS CORPORATION
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report included in or incorporated by reference into this
Form 10-K into the Company's previously filed Registration Statement (File No.
333-06643) on Form S-8.
 
                                          /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
San Jose, California
May 2, 1997