PB G3 firewire keyboard not responding

Every so often when I wake up my computer from sleep I notice that the lights on my wireless card are off and this is generally my first signal that my keyboard is not working. The light on the caps lock key comes on but I can not use any of the keys on the keyboard. The trackpad and mouse button still work but I can't figure it out. If I restart the computer it goes back to normal. What could be the problem? Should I be concerned that there is something wrong? Any help would be great!

Kate,
Can you see any pattern to this behavior? For example, it may always happen when you are connected wirelessly, have a certain application(s) open, a USB device connected that is turned on like a printer, and then you close the display to sleep it. I realize keeping track of all the variables is difficult, but it does not sound like a hardware issue.
As a start, I would recommend basic housekeeping; perform these with all apps closed and no Internet connection:
- Open Utilities folder > Disk Utility and run Repair Disk permissions plus First Aid; if First Aid comes up with a problem, you will have to boot to another volume like the Tiger DVD to make repairs.
- Download and run the freeware Yasu; run the daily, weekly, and monthly cron scripts; clear system and user caches; and browsers' history + cache + download cache. Don't run any of the other functions; restart (will take a little longer than normal) and see how it performs.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/21674
One approach to troubleshooting this issue is this if the above is no help: When you are ready to sleep, quit all apps, remove the wireless card, and disconnect USB devices, then put to sleep. Or just do one of these and test.
There is also another trick that sometimes corrects waking from sleep issues: If you have no keyboard function after waking (do allow a little time to make sure), just close the display again until it is fully asleep, then open to wake. See if this oddball technique works.

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