I'm having a bit of a problem with my Time Capsule.
I use this Time Capsule to backup my MacBook Pro only. So far it was working and backing up without a problem since September 1, 2010.
I did't use my MacBook Pro as usual, a few minutes just to check email and then power down, for two weeks so no backup was taken and during that time if I was using it and the backup started I canceled.
Now three days ago, I decided it was time to let the backup finish as usual, but now I got an error message that my time machine disc wasn't available so the backup was delayed.
I tough that this was caused by a low connectivity or a WIFI interference, so I decided to take it and connect it directly to the Time Capsule via Ethernet.
I started a backup, but after a few MB copied, the backup seems to stall, nothing gets copied and I get the BBOD. So I forced the control panel to close and started again, same result.
Rebooted the computer, try again, copied a little more and then stops, the blinking light stops and now the computer freezes.
I deactivated Time Machine, re activate same result.
Found some links on the net, try the suggestions, no luck.
So I decided to erase my Time Machine, and nothing changed, still stops sometimes after a few MB, other times after 1Go of Data, the max I got was 2,5Go, then the system freezes, I have to hard boot my mac.
I decided to try with an external HD via FireWire 400 and it did a complete backup of my mac (100GB) without a problem and no freeze mac.
I tried again on the hard drive on the Time Capsule, and again the mac froze and I got just 2GO of data to be backed up.
Before I erased the Time Machine drive, I mounted the .sparcebundle drive and did a repair and no error were detected.
I don't know what to do, is it a hardware problem (hard drive) a bad configuration, somewhere.
Does anybody have a clue of what this may be.
What should I do to clean any reference to this time capsule and start all over again? I don't know what to do. I just hope it not my Time Machine that died.
Thank you for your help.
I use this Time Capsule to backup my MacBook Pro only. So far it was working and backing up without a problem since September 1, 2010.
I did't use my MacBook Pro as usual, a few minutes just to check email and then power down, for two weeks so no backup was taken and during that time if I was using it and the backup started I canceled.
Now three days ago, I decided it was time to let the backup finish as usual, but now I got an error message that my time machine disc wasn't available so the backup was delayed.
I tough that this was caused by a low connectivity or a WIFI interference, so I decided to take it and connect it directly to the Time Capsule via Ethernet.
I started a backup, but after a few MB copied, the backup seems to stall, nothing gets copied and I get the BBOD. So I forced the control panel to close and started again, same result.
Rebooted the computer, try again, copied a little more and then stops, the blinking light stops and now the computer freezes.
I deactivated Time Machine, re activate same result.
Found some links on the net, try the suggestions, no luck.
So I decided to erase my Time Machine, and nothing changed, still stops sometimes after a few MB, other times after 1Go of Data, the max I got was 2,5Go, then the system freezes, I have to hard boot my mac.
I decided to try with an external HD via FireWire 400 and it did a complete backup of my mac (100GB) without a problem and no freeze mac.
I tried again on the hard drive on the Time Capsule, and again the mac froze and I got just 2GO of data to be backed up.
Before I erased the Time Machine drive, I mounted the .sparcebundle drive and did a repair and no error were detected.
I don't know what to do, is it a hardware problem (hard drive) a bad configuration, somewhere.
Does anybody have a clue of what this may be.
What should I do to clean any reference to this time capsule and start all over again? I don't know what to do. I just hope it not my Time Machine that died.
Thank you for your help.