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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                         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 (No.
33-56128) on Form S-8 of Western Digital Corporation Savings and Profit Sharing
Plan of our report dated November 27, 1996, relating to the statements of net
assets available for plan benefits of Western Digital Corporation Savings and
Profit Sharing Plan as of June 30, 1996 and 1995 and the related statements of
changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years ended June 30,
1996 and 1995, which report appears in the June 30, 1996 annual report on Form
11-K of Western Digital Corporation Savings and Profit Sharing Plan.



                                                   KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
Orange County, California
December 23, 1996


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