Thank you for your reply Joe.
I will start by saying that yes, it is a fresh install and msconfig and power plans remain unaltered. Unfortunately, the bios options that you've mentioned do not exist in my bios menu. This would make it seem as if it were never possible for the clock speed to be changed on the fly(but it definitely was)...and also an OS rebuild would not alter any bios setting, in which case, if it worked before and I haven't adjusted the bios since, I shouldn't have to adjust anything in the bios menu. So I guess the only possibility left would be another means for the clock speed to be adjusted. I realize this is somewhat complex because intel did not manufacture the computer or create the bios. Is it possible that perhaps the manufacturer just didn't include those options in the bios and they could potentially just be enabled by default with no option within the bios to disable?... Do you think I may have better luck getting my question answered by talking with the laptop manufacturer rather than you? And just a side note, when viewing the cpu performance monitor (windows computer management) it displays cpu0, cpu1, cpu2 and cpu3. cpu0 and 2 are always on, but when using little resources, cpu1 and 3 say parked, and when resources are needed cpu1 and 3 activate. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like there is some "on the fly" cpu adjustments happening, but something is not allowing the clock speed to change.
Thanks again. Hope something I said can spark an idea.
