Time machine can't connect to external HD

Hi,
Quick summary:
I have a partitioned external HD (Lacie Network Space 2, 1Gb) running both a Time Machine partition and a regular external HD partition
Some time ago my iMac broke down and I decided to do a clean install
I (somehow, can't remember how) accessed the files I wanted from the external HD and moved them to the computer and then I put the HD away and stopped using the Time Machine functionality
I left some of my iPhoto library on the Time Machine, I haven't needed them for ages, but now I do, which bring me to my current situation:
I can't access my Time Machine partition on the HD. I can access the the normal external HD partition just fine. I've tried both over wifi and having the HD directly hooked to the computer. I just doesn't connect, it doesn't even allow me to press "connect as". I have update a couple times between now and then so maybe it has something to do with the OS version?
Basically all I want to do is to access the files within the Time Machine Partition, and format the whole HD and use it as a normal network HD.
Currently I have OsX 10.9.5.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!

An update:
I am able to access the Time Machine partition through the Lacie browser based dashboard, I can go through contents folder for folder. But it is incredibly slow and the way I remember Time Machine folder structure being it would take forever to extract all my pictures. Let alone go through if there's something else I might want to keep before I format.
Anyway, this would seem to confirm the problem is with OS X?

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