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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Pioneer-Standard
Electronics, Inc. for the registration of 220,000 Common Shares and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated May 1, 1996, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of
Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc. incorporated by reference and included in its
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended March 31, 1996, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
                                ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
May 8, 1997

