MacBook Air won't wake after shutting lid

Hey guys,
My 11" Macbook air OsX 10.6.8 goes to sleep when I shut the lid with external monitor plugged in.
The problem is, it will not un-sleep anymore. Usuall just opening the lid would do this, but now it just stays blank on both monitors. Pressing the on button elicits no response either.
To get back to the computer I have to hold on button down for 5 seconds. Presumably this forces full shutdown, Then pressing the on button will do a full load from shutdown.
Incredibly frustrating! Is there ay way to adjust the settings for what closing the lid does?

I have a Macbook Air and it also frequently (6 times out of 10) will not wake from sleep mode, only way to revive it is to hold down power button for 10 secs and force a restart. VERY FRUSTRATING!
I also occasionally use an external Apple 24' Screen (Non LED) and find that the MBAir will often freeze when you plug that into it or unplug it from it.. Perhaps I have a hardware fault on the MB Air? Or will this be fixed in software?

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