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      As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2001
                                                     Registration No. 333-40750
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                          POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.1
                                       to
                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                       PIONEER-STANDARD ELECTRONICS, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

               Ohio                                      34-0907152
(State or Other Jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)

                            6065 Parkland Boulevard
                          Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
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           THE RETIREMENT PLAN OF PIONEER-STANDARD ELECTRONICS, INC.
    THE RETIREMENT PLAN OF PIONEER-STANDARD ELECTRONICS, INC. II, AS AMENDED
                            (Full Title of the Plan)
                                                         Copy to:
     Kathryn K. Vanderwist, Esq.                Lawrence N. Schultz, Esq.
   Vice President, General Counsel            Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
       and Assistant Secretary               1400 McDonald Investment Center
  Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc.               800 Superior Avenue
       6065 Parkland Boulevard                    Cleveland, Ohio 44114
     Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124                     (216) 622-8200
            (440) 720-8500
 (Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


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             Title Of
            Securities                    Amount         Proposed Maximum      Proposed Maximum       Amount Of
               To Be                      To Be         Offering Price Per    Aggregate Offering    Registration
          Registered (1)              Registered (2)        Share (3)             Price (3)             Fee (5)
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Common Shares, without par value (4)       N/A                 N/A                   N/A                 N/A
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(1)  Pursuant to Rule 417(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
     "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate
     number of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to The Retirement Plan
     of Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc. (the "Retirement Plan") and The
     Retirement Plan of Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc. II, as amended (the
     "Retirement Plan II").

(2)  This Registration Statement also relates to an indeterminate number of
     additional common shares, without par value ("Common Shares"), issuable as
     a result of the anti-dilution provisions of the Retirement Plan and the
     Retirement Plan II.

(3)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
     accordance with Rule 457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities Act and based
     upon the average of the high and low prices reported on the Nasdaq National
     Market on June 23, 2000 as to the 300,000 Common Shares registered upon the
     initial filing of this Registration Statement.

(4)  This Registration Statement also relates to the rights to purchase Common
     Shares of the Registrant which are attached to all Common Shares issued,
     pursuant to the terms of the Rights Agreement, dated as of April 27, 1999,
     by and between the Registrant and National City Bank. Until the occurrence
     of certain prescribed events, the rights are not exercisable, are evidenced
     by the certificates for the Common Shares and will be transferred with and
     only with such Common Shares. Because no separate consideration is paid for
     the rights, the registration fee therefor is included in the fee for the
     Common Shares. The terms of the rights are described in the Registrant's
     Registration Statement on Form 8-A, File No. 0-05734, as the same may be
     amended or supplemented from time to time.

(5)  A registration fee in the amount of $1,127 was paid upon the initial filing
     of this Registration Statement on June 30, 2000. No additional Common
     Shares are being registered pursuant to this Post-Effective Amendment No.1
     to the Registration Statement.


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         The Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration Statement No.
     333-40750) (the "Registration Statement") is being amended for the purpose
     of extending the coverage of the Registration Statement to include Common
     Shares issuable pursuant to Retirement Plan II. Retirement Plan II is
     substantially similar to the Retirement Plan. The remaining contents of the
     Registration Statement are hereby incorporated by reference. Pursuant to
     Rule 412 of the Securities Act, any statement contained in a document
     incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Amendment
     No. 1 to the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or
     superceded for purposes of this Amendment No.1 to the extent that a
     statement contained in this Amendment No.1 modifies or supersedes such
     statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
     deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
     Amendment No. 1.




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                                   SIGNATURES

         The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the city of Mayfield Heights, state of Ohio, on this 29th day of
June, 2001.




                                                           
                                                              PIONEER-STANDARD ELECTRONICS, INC.

                                                              /s/      James L. Bayman
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                                                              James L. Bayman
                                                              Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities as of June 29, 2001.

         Signature                                            Title
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/s/    James L. Bayman                                        Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
------------------------------------                          and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
James L. Bayman

/s/   Arthur Rhein                                            President, Chief Operating Officer
------------------------------------                          and Director
Arthur Rhein

/s/   Steven M. Billick                                       Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
------------------------------------                          (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Steven M. Billick

/s/   Charles F. Christ                                       Director
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Charles F. Christ

/s/   Victor Gelb                                             Director
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Victor Gelb

/s/   Thomas A. Commes                                        Director
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Thomas A. Commes

/s/   Edwin Z. Singer                                         Director
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Edwin Z. Singer

/s/   Thomas C. Sullivan                                      Director
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Thomas C. Sullivan

/s/   Karl E. Ware                                            Director
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Karl E. Ware

/s/                                                           Director
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Keith M. Kolerus







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         The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the
person administering the Retirement Plan II has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the city of Mayfield Heights, state of Ohio, on June 29, 2001.

                                       THE RETIREMENT PLAN OF
                                       PIONEER-STANDARD ELECTRONICS, INC.

                                       By:  PIONEER-STANDARD ELECTRONICS, INC.


                                       /s/   Richard A. Sayers II
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                                       Richard A. Sayers II
                                       Senior Vice President, Corporate Services



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

             EXHIBIT NUMBER                         DESCRIPTION
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                  4.1               Amended Articles of Incorporation of the
                                    Company, which are incorporated by reference
                                    to Exhibit 3(a) to the Company's Annual
                                    Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March
                                    31, 1997 (File No. 0-5734).

                  4.1.1             Amendments to Amended Articles of
                                    Incorporation of the Company, which are
                                    incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to
                                    the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
                                    for the quarter ended September 30, 1997, as
                                    amended on March 18, 1998 (File No. 0-5734).

                  4.2               Amended Code of Regulations, as amended, of
                                    the Company, which is incorporated by
                                    reference to Exhibit 3(b) to the Company's
                                    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
                                    ended March 31, 1997 (File No. 0-5734).

                  4.3               Rights Agreement, dated as of April 27,
                                    1999, by and between the Company and
                                    National City Bank, which is incorporated
                                    herein by reference to Exhibit 1 to the
                                    Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A
                                    (File No. 0-5734).

                  4.4               The Retirement Plan of Pioneer-Standard
                                    Electronics, Inc., which is incorporated
                                    herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the
                                    Company's Registration Statement on Form
                                    S-8, filed June 30, 2000 (Registration
                                    Statement No. 333-40750).

                  4.5               The Retirement Plan of Pioneer-Standard
                                    Electronics, Inc. II., as amended. *

                  5.1               Opinion of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
                                    regarding the validity of the securities
                                    registered. *

                  23.1              Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. *

                  23.2              Consent of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP,
                                    included in Exhibit 5.1.


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*        Filed herewith.