EXHIBIT 23.5

        CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, PARTNERS, INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                                           
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the 
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 33-________) and related Prospectus of 
Zitel Corporation for the registration of 3,061,401 shares of its common 
stock and to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 21, 
1997, with respect to the financial statements of Datametrics Systems 
Corporation, which is included in Zitel Corporation's Current Report on Form 
8-K dated July 14, 1997, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                         s/ Ernst & Young LLP

                                           
Vienna, Virginia
July 15, 1997