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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Retirement Plan Committee of the Board of Directors Western Digital Corporation
Retirement 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 Retirement Savings and
Profit Sharing Plan of our report dated November 30, 2000, relating to the
statements of net assets available for plan benefits of Western Digital
Corporation Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan as of June 30, 1999 and
2000 and the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan
benefits for the years then ended and supplemental schedule, which report
appears in the June 30, 2000 annual report on Form 11-K of Western Digital
Corporation Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan.
KPMG LLP
Orange County, California
December 18, 2000
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