No response from builtin keyboard/mouse on wake from sleep

When waking my powerbooks (both have tiger installed) there is no response from the built in devices (trackpad/keyboard) for roughly 20 seconds. An external mouse already connected works as usual.
This is a pain especially when you just want to check the dashboard or something quickly.
The second powerbook didn't have the problem on 10.3.9, but when I installed Tiger on it, the same problem happened straight away. There aren't any thrid-party extensions installed on the computer.
I haven't been able to find anyone else with the same problem, if anyone has any ideas, it would be much appreciated, thanks.
12" Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

I also can offer no help....
But today I was working in MS word (2001, no service pack added) while using a bluetooth mouse, and itunes. With a word document opened I took a break from writing and listened to music on iTunes for about 15 minutes (I think my computer went to sleep... at least the monitor did). when I was done and started using word again the vast majority of the keypad did not work. the F buttons did work, as did 4-delete, and u to \, but everything else on the keypad did not work at all. Restarting word did not fix it, restartign the computer did not fix it, but turning the computer off and then back on did fix it (which was good because the keypad did not even allow me to enter my password at startup).
This was a 12" 1.5gig powerbook using office X (no service pack) and the OS 10.4.6. Again, since then I downloaded the office service pack.
odd issue.

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markhimself wrote:
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My apple thunderbolt display (which I purchased 1.5 years ago; OS 10.7.5 Mac Mini) intermittently goes dark, does not wake from sleep after clicking mouse or keyboard, but there is "bonk" sound after clicking mouse or pressing keys, so am thinking it is a hardware problem with the display. Rebooting by pressing the power button turns the screen back on, but the same phenomenon has occurred several times. Could this be a software issue, or do I need to have my display repaired? Your feedback would be appreciated.

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Resolution
Move the mouse or trackpad cursor over the center area of the login window so you can see the user icons. Click on the icon of the user that you would like to login as, type in the user's password, and press Return.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4135?viewlocale=en_US

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Only 5 interruptions here, in the course of this reply to the question.
(Could be worse; some days they can be hours long; or weeks.
There is a story, non-computer related to the reader, going on.)
{Spindown Fix software has been tested in Mac OS X 10.2.3 only.
The older software suggested, may help if the external is going to
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FW goes to sleep, the computer may not see it when it awakens.}
The Mini is sort of like a portable computer, in that the hard drive
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So, for a hard disk drive to last 3 to 5 years, is lucky run. At least
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+{Yes, it's a long post. Sorta like a Totem.}+
Good luck & happy computing!
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