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                                                                      Exhibit 23

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc. of our report dated May 5, 1999 included
in the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Forms S-3 and Forms S-8) listed below and the related prospectuses of
Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc. of our reports dated May 5, 1999 with respect
to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Pioneer-Standard
Electronics, Inc. incorporated by reference and included in this Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended March 31, 1999:

         -        Registration of 1,000,000 Common Shares (Form S-3 No.
                  333-74225)
         -        Registration of 2,875,000 Trust Preferred Securities (Form S-3
                  No. 333-57359)
         -        1995 Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors of
                  Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc. (Form S-8 No. 333-07143)
         -        1991 Incentive Stock Option Plan of Pioneer-Standard
                  Electronics, Inc. (Forms S-8 No. 33-46008 and 33-53329)
         -        1982 Incentive Stock Option Plan of Pioneer-Standard
                  Electronics, Inc. (Form S-8 No. 33-18790)


                                                      /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
June 28, 1999