Closing lid won't send computer to sleep

With my previous MacBook Pro closing the lid would send the computer to sleep. This is not happening with my current MacBook Pro. In order for it to sleep I have to explicitly call select sleep in the Apple menu. Is there anything I can do to resolve this, hoping there is a simple fix?

Andre John Mas wrote:
With my previous MacBook Pro closing the lid would send the computer to sleep. This is not happening with my current MacBook Pro. In order for it to sleep I have to explicitly call select sleep in the Apple menu. Is there anything I can do to resolve this, hoping there is a simple fix?
Has it done this since it was new? If so, return it, that's what the store is for.
The sleep function is a reed switch in the base by the trackpad, and a magnet in the top lid. The magnet gets close enough, the switch closes, the laptop recognizes the lid is closed and sleeps.
Back in the Powerbook days, I had to have the LCD replaced on a 15" AlBook (the old "white dots" problem). The first top-case it came back with had the magnet misaligned, and the laptop wouldn't sleep when you closed the lid, but if you put a small magnet below the keyboard where the switch was, it would sleep just fine with the lid up. I was amused to see the Genius use that process to diagnose the problem.

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brand new MacBook...I love it! It's my third mac...so
I'm really excited. Anyways, I generally stay signed
on iChat 24/7 and also like to be downloading things
while I'm away...However, when I shut my lid...it
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