EXHIBIT 23.1
 
              CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
  We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-
K) of Seagate Technology, Inc. of our report dated July 14, 1998, except for
the second paragraph of the Acquisitions note, as to which the date is July
31, 1998, and the first and second paragraphs of the Patent Litigation note,
as to which the date is August 17, 1998, included in the 1998 Annual Report to
Stockholders of Seagate Technology, Inc.
 
  Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Seagate
Technology, Inc. listed in Item 14(a). This schedule is the responsibility of
the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on
our audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to
above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as
a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth
therein.
 
  We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements (Form S-8 No. 33-43911, 33-50973, 33-39916, 33-56215, 33-34793, 33-
64339, 333-00697, 333-01059, 333-40005), pertaining to the 1991 Incentive
Stock Option Plan, the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the Executive Stock
Option Plan of Seagate Technology, Inc., the 1992 Conner Peripherals, Inc.
Restricted Stock Plan and the Arcada Holdings, Inc. Stock Option Plan, and in
the related prospectus, of our report dated July 14, 1998, except for the
second paragraph of the Acquisitions note, as to which the date is July 31,
1998, and the first and second paragraphs of the Patent Litigation note, as to
which the date is August 17, 1998, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements incorporated herein by reference, and our report included in the
preceding paragraph with respect to the financial statement schedule included
in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Seagate Technology, Inc.
 
                                          Ernst & Young LLP
 
San Jose, California
August 18, 1998