Not waking up monitor

My MacBook Pro 2 Ghz Intel Core i7 with 8 GB DDR3 RAM won't wake up an external monitor. I will also get an occasion "snow shower" on teh monitor then it dies. i have to restart the machine or unplug the Thunderbolt connector to get it to work again. Now, today, I can't get the external monitor to wake up at all with the Mac closed. help?

having similar issues with a MBP 17" 2011 and an Acer 2616W. upon restart, whether in Mac or Windows, the external monitor is only occasionally detected by the computer. Did not have this issue with my 2010 MBP, or any of my other macs, but only the 2 different 2011 models I have tried.
One thing I have found to work around this issue is to use the power button on the monitor, and turn off the monitor for a few seconds while the computer is trying to find it. After turning the monitor back on, the MBP will find and display the correct resolution about 90% of the time. Other 10%, I have to turn off, then back on again.
Hope this helps, hope Apple fixes the issue soon.

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I got an really annoying Problem with my 4-Month old Macbook Pro and I hope you guys here can help.
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