Display Arrangement Not Remembered

Never had this problem until now (with the new MBP):
I have a 30" Cinema Display at work which I use as an extended desktop on the right side of my laptop. I have a 30" Cinema Display at home which I use on the left side. It used to be that when I came home, the MBP remembered which display it was hooked up to. Now, it always goes with the last setting--which means I have to change it twice each day.
I have trashed the windowserver.plist. Any other ideas for making by MBP recognize that these are two different monitors on different sides?
Thanks.

if you use the 30" as the main display the MBP will always go back to original setting. now if you use it as a secondary display it will only remember the most recent setting. That is how it always has worked for me. I have MBP that use with a 21" and a 30" and it never remembers both, neither does my G5.

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