Exhibit 32.1


                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
      AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350,  as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, William B. Heye, Jr., the Chief Executive Officer of
SBE, Inc. (the "Company") hereby certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:

      1.    The Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October
            31, 2004,  to which this  Certification  is attached as Exhibit 32.1
            (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  and  results of
            operation  of the  Company at the end of the  period  covered by the
            Periodic Report.


Dated:   January 14, 2005

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