1 EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS The Board of Directors Western Digital Corporation: We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos. 2-76179, 2-97365, 33-57953, 33-9853, 33-15771, 33-60166, 33-60168 and 33-51725) on Form S-8 of Western Digital Corporation of our report dated July 24, 1996, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Western Digital Corporation as of June 29, 1996 and July 1, 1995, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 29, 1996, and the related schedule, which report appears in the June 29, 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Western Digital Corporation. KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP Orange County, California September 16, 1996