IMac is lock when awake from stop

Hi,
after 10.4.7 sometimes not all times, iMac when awake from stop, is like lock, I see the cursor move but all is lock... and then after 15/20" the fan start and I must press the back on/off button, to restart.
Can anyine help me?
Thanks

Also check your security settings: there is an item that says "Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screensaver." If it is checked, try unchecking it.
We used to have problems in 10.3 with sleeping iMacs and USB devices. The computer would "lose" the devices while sleeping so we had to unplug them and plug them back in when waking from sleep. Since you're using a Bluetooth device it may be getting "lost" but the physical rebooting option isn't available.
Peter

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