Macbook and a1267 flicker when display plugged in

I'm having an issue with a used A1267 Cinema Display I recently purchased. The display seems to be all but dead. When I plug it in to my MacBook Pro (specs below) using the mini display port both screens flicker as if trying to find out the correct resolution and after about five times the cinema display stops trying and the MacBook screen returns to normal. The cinema display does show my mirrored screen for a split second before going black again, meaning there is actual picture and not just basic colors. Is there any way to diagnose/fix whatever is going on here? Ive searched several forums and have found no issues similar to what I have happening here. Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks!

MacBook specifications:

Model Name: MacBook Pro

Model Identifier: MacBookPro6,2

Processor Name: Intel Core i5

Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz

Number Of Processors: 1

Total Number Of Cores: 2

L2 Cache (per core): 256 KB

L3 Cache: 3 MB

Memory: 4 GB