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                                                                  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





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