EXHIBIT  99.1

                                  CERTIFICATION

     Pursuant  to  Section  906  of  the  Public  Company  Accounting Reform and
Investor Protection Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C.   1350, as adopted), William B. Heye,
the  Chief Executive Officer of SBE, Inc. (the "Company") hereby certifies that,
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge:

1.     The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 31,
2002,  to  which  this  Certification is attached as Exhibit 99.1 (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  of the Company at the end of the
period  covered  by the Periodic Report and results of operations of the Company
for  the  period  covered  by  the  Periodic  Report.

Dated:     August  28,  2002

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

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