1 EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS Retirement Plan Committee Western Digital Corporation Savings and Profit Sharing Plan: We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Western Digital Corporation Savings and Profit Sharing Plan of our report dated November 11, 1994, relating to the statements of net assets available for plan benefits of Western Digital Corporation Savings and Profit Sharing Plan as of June 30, 1994 and 1993 and the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years ended June 30, 1994 and 1993, which report appears in the June 30, 1994 annual report on Form 11-K of Western Digital Corporation Savings and Profit Sharing Plan. KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP Orange County, California December 23, 1994 18