Can not start Mavericks because of Time Mashine Backups on the Drive

I want to update OS Lion with Mavericks. But if I try to start it i got the answer that i can not use my drive for that, because it was used for Time Mashine backups before. I never wanted to use my drive for those backups. I got an second drive for them. How do i find this backups and put them in the Basked so i can start Mavericks

If you have a good time Machine Backup of your drive on which you want to upgrade to Mavericks, one option is erase the drive and install a clean installation of Mavericks. This will erase the designated drive and overwrite it, so please ensure you have a good backup or two. Once you have a clean installation, you can restore  from the latest TM backup of your drive, what you need.
Your Mac internal drive is usually never used for TM backups. What type of Mac year/model do you have? Do you use an external drive for TM backups? During the installation, please ensure you are pointing to the correct drive.

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