Exhibit 32.1

PERIODIC REPORT CERTIFICATION

of the Chief Executive Officer

I, Manouch Moshayedi, Chief Executive Officer of SimpleTech, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1) the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending September 30, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/    MANOUCH MOSHAYEDI

Manouch Moshayedi

Chief Executive Officer

November 13, 2003