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EXHIBIT 32.1

                                  CERTIFICATION

         Pursuant to Section  906 of the Public  Company  Accounting  Reform and
Investor  Protection  Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C.ss.  1350,  as adopted),  William B.
Heye, the Chief Executive  Officer of SBE, Inc. (the "Company") hereby certifies
that, to the best of his knowledge:

         1. The  Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the three  months
         ended July 31, 2003, to which this Certification is attached as Exhibit
         99.1 (the "Periodic  Report"),  fully complies with the requirements of
         Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
         as amended; and

         2. The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in
         all material  respects,  the financial  condition of the Company at the
         end of the  period  covered  by the  Periodic  Report  and  results  of
         operations  of the  Company  for the  period  covered  by the  Periodic
         Report.

Dated:   September 11, 2003

/s/ William B. Heye Jr.
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William B. Heye Jr.
Chief Executive Officer

A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to SBE,  Inc. and will be retained by SBE,  Inc.  and  furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.



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