Hello. I was looking through my "About This Mac" System Report.. and noticed that my Lacie 1TB external Thunderbolt harddrive is listed as having a "Link Speed" of 6G, while having a "Negotiated Link Speed" of 3G.. The Lacie drive is plugged into an Elgato Thunderbolt dock which then connects to my MacBook Pro via Thunderbolt..
Additionally, I tried ejecting it, and plugging the Lacie drive directly into my MacBook Pro's Thunderbolt port, and still got the same results in "About This Mac"..
I've read that having a "Negotiated Link Speed" lower than your "Link Speed" means that the drive is not running at optimal levels..
Would anybody be able to give me an idea why my Lacie 1TB Thunderbolt drive is listed as having a "Link Speed" of 6G, while having a "Negotiated Link Speed" of 3G?
And how I could go about fixing this so that it operates at the full 6G capacity?
Thank you!
Additionally, I tried ejecting it, and plugging the Lacie drive directly into my MacBook Pro's Thunderbolt port, and still got the same results in "About This Mac"..



I've read that having a "Negotiated Link Speed" lower than your "Link Speed" means that the drive is not running at optimal levels..
Would anybody be able to give me an idea why my Lacie 1TB Thunderbolt drive is listed as having a "Link Speed" of 6G, while having a "Negotiated Link Speed" of 3G?
And how I could go about fixing this so that it operates at the full 6G capacity?
Thank you!