Why does my mac sleep before I can put in the password?

why does my mac sleep before I can put in the password?

So you press the Power button to start up the machine, it goes through the startup process, the login window appears, and the machine sleeps before you can enter your password? Do I understand the problem correctly?
Is the battery fully charged? Is the LED on the MagSafe plug lit, and if so, is it green or orange?
If the adapter plug is not lit, rest the SMC:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
If it still doesn't light after that, troubleshoot the AC adapter:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1713
Post back with answers to the above questions and any results from the SMC reset or adapter troubleshooting.

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