Time Capsule 2TB not backing up my MacBook Pro anymore

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 didn't use my MacBook Pro on a daily basis as usual, just a few minutes just to check email and then power down, for two weeks, so no backup was taken and if during that time if I was using it and the backup started I cancel it.
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 SBBOD. 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 connected to my MacBook Pro via FireWire 400 and it did a complete backup of my mac (100GB) without a problem and no frozen 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.
This is not working either via Wi-Fi or Wired connection. The result is the same, frozen Mac after some data is backed up.
Before I erased the Time Machine drive, I mounted the .sparcebundle drive and did a repair and no error were detected.
Since my Time Capsule is no longer under warranty, I open it, and connected the drive to my Mac Pro via USB SATA adapter and started a drive diagnose with disk utility, an error were detected with the drive and I applied the repair. Formatted the drive and put it back into the Time Capsule.
Tried again to do a full backup of my MacBook Pro but same result, the computer froze, no backup was done.
I started a new backup of my Mac Pro into the Time Capsule and via Ethernet and so far still backing up (a lot of data 300GB and still going) without any problem or a hang or frozen computer. I decided not to stop this backup not to corrupt anything on my Mac Pro.
I don't know what to do, I know for sure that it is not the Time Capsule, it's something on the MacBook Pro but what? A bad configuration, somewhere on my MacBook Pro.
I'm new into Macs and my knowledge of debugging mac is very small. I don't know what to look for and where. And certainly I don't want to erase my MacBook Pro Hard Drive or clean install Snow Leopard.
Does anybody have a clue of what this may be.
What should I do to clean any reference on my MacBook Pro to this time capsule and start all over again? I don't know what to do.
Thank you for your help.

I think I found the culprit!!! Yes I know it's basic to check, but once you're headed in a direction you forgot about all the rest. We're all humans after all.
But maybe my error will help other not to repeat or made the same mistake I did.
I deactivated Sophos Anti-Virus and I added my Time Capsule to the Exclusion List.
So far I passed the 2.5GB of data copied that always made my mac freeze.
Going to 13.50GB and still going, I'll check post an update if everything completes in a normal way.
Thanks to Jolly Giant and Pondini for their help.
Check next post for updates.

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