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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 13, 2003 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in SBE's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2004.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
September 20, 2005

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