External screen resolution on 15"MBP

Hi there,
I know a lot of us are suffering from a real range of different problems with 10.5, this is the first problem i've come across since updating, i own a 15" MBP and do my updates at work (not connected up to an external display), i've got a monitor at home which i use to retouch on with a screen resolution of 1920x1200. Since updating to 10.5.2 i've had a problem with first getting the mac to power on when the lid is shut and tapping either the mouse or the keyboard to get it out of sleep, and most importantly when i have the lid up now and connected to the external so that both monitors are on, it cannot recognize different screen resolutions, so the external is stuck on 1440x900 with no option to go to 1920x1200. Does anyone have an idea of how i could resolve the problem i'm having? Please don't tell me i'm going to have to wait for an update........
Thanks for your time,
Al

shut down your macbook... open the lid with external still connected and restart with lid open... then immediately close the lid.
see if that doesn't help.
hat tip to www.tuaw.com and www.macfixit.com

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