MacBook Pro wont recognize 23" Cinema Display

I am trying use my macbook pro with its lid closed while connected to my 23" cinema display. However, when I wake up the system with a mouse, the cinema display will wake up (without the menu bar and dock) but after a few seconds, go right back to sleep. What is the problem?
I can use the macbook pro screen and cinema display screen together as a dual display just fine.

What happens if you shut the MBP down, connect it to the ACD, open the lid on the MBP only long enough to press the power button and then immediately close the lid? That should cause the system to start up with only the ACD active. See if that works.

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Hi thedankness,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
You may find the steps in this article helpful with troubleshooting your display connection:
Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1573
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<http://www.mobeetechnology.com/the-power-bar.html>

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All a touchscreen is going to do is replace your mouse or trackpad, you can't use two hands at once to gain any speed advantage organizing photo's.
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http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/microsoft-surface-one-day-your-computer-will- be-a-big-***-table/

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Is this possible? Right now I have to power up my Macbook Pro, close it to get into clamshell mode, then connect it to the display. Any way I can just connect it to the monitor then power it on?

{quote}Any way I can just connect it to the monitor then power it on?{quote}
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{quote}Any way I can just connect it to the monitor then power it on?{quote}
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