Exhibit 32.2
                                  CERTIFICATION

  I, Paritosh K. Choksi,  Executive Vice  President of ATEL Financial  Services,
  LLC, Managing Member of ATEL Capital Equipment Fund VIII, LLC (the "Company"),
  certify,  pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C.
  Section 1350, that:

   1.      The  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of the  Company  for the  quarter
           ended  March  31,  2005  (the  "Report")   fully  complies  with  the
           requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934
           (15 U.S.C. 78m); and
   2.      The  information  contained  in the Report  fairly  presents,  in all
           material respects,  the financial condition and results of operations
           of the Company.

  Date:      May 13, 2005




  /s/ Paritosh K. Choksi
  Paritosh K. Choksi
  Executive Vice President of Managing
  Member, Principal Financial Officer of Registrant



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