Screensaver does not clear properly after sleep mode

henever I start my iMac up from sleep mode the screensaver doesn't clear so that I can enter my password. Instead, wherever my mouse is hovering the screensaver is erased in a sort of block by block mode? Then when I hit enter after typing in my password it goes onto the desktop and everything is fine. Anyone know why??

Where is the screen saver picture saved? If it's on an external HD that could be the problem, move it to the internal drive in that case. This is explained in http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57354082-263/q-a-macfixit-answers/?tag=mnco l;txt

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