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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY


Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Raymond M. Bukaty, Michael Ray and Sandra
Garcia, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)		execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,
in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of
Western Digital Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5
in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2)		do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf
of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any
amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required
by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed
by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact
full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and
thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if
personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,
or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue of this limited power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at
the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force
and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file
Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked
by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Limited
Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20 day of November, 2003.


	                     /s/ Henry T. DeNero

		               Henry T. DeNero







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