Back-up ethernet/mounting issues

I am trying to do my first backup using the Time Machine. I have about 70 GB that needs to be backed up. I tried wirelessly over a four day period and after many hours would come to find a message that the backup had failed and was starting over. At that point I read the discussions and tried to use an ethernet cable. I've gone into Airport Utility and selected connect wirelessly. Now when I go to backup I get a message - Time Machine Error - The backup disk image could not be mounted. Any suggestions for what to try next?

Glad to hear that this got sorted; regarding the battery life, this can be a bit off for the first week or so after repair but tends to settle.
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