IMac won't respond after being put to sleep/turned off.

I've been dealing with this problem for a few months now. If I put my hard disk to sleep or turn my computer off, it doesn't respond when I try to wake it back up or turn it back on. It will make a continuous clicking noise (no there's no disc caught in it the CD drive) and the only way for me to actually restart is to run the Archive and Install feature on the install disc. If I try to simply restart it, I get a blue screen with a folder-with-a-question-mark icon where the Apple icon should be during loading. I've had to skip putting the hard disk to sleep at all but I do just put the display asleep, and it wakes up fine after that.
I've noticed a lot of crashes with Safari and other things like games recently too. I'm usually able to just force quit the program and restart it though. I have a Logitech mouse and an Apple USB keyboard that I use with it and I've tried unplugging and replugging those, as well as trying other keyboards/mice with it to see if it's a rare hardware issue. The only thing I haven't checked yet is the RAM that my boyfriend installed for me a couple years ago.
Although, I've noticed the last couple times I've had to do that, I've had to wait to use the install disc. If I do it too soon after it's stopped responding then my hard drive doesn't show up on the selection menu and the Archive and Install option doesn't come up. I have to let it sit a little while before I can do it.
I'm not at home at the moment to see which exact model/generation it is, but I have the one with the flatpanel screen and built-in iSight. I bought it back in June 2006. I'm currently using Leopard on it (not sure which version though).
Could one of my boards be worn out? Or could the additional RAM be causing problems? Any advice or suggestions are welcome. I'd like try checking everything I can myself before having to take it in to an Apple store. Thanks!

I bought it back in June 2006.
If it was purchased new, you are better off posting in another iMac forum. This is for the G4 iMacs with the articulated display arm and the dome-shaped base. It's not your fault--the forum labeling is, at best, non-intuitive and confuses plenty of posters.
Look at "About this Mac" in your Apple menu and note the processor type. If it says "G5" then your forum is here:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=134
If it says your processor is "Intel," then your forum is here:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=189

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