Time Capsule Flashing Amber - Macbook Doesn't Scan It

here's the situation:
i just moved. at my old place i used the time capsule exclusively as an external hard drive and not a wireless router. i had it connected to my router wirelessly though. in my new place i want to make the time capsule the router and set up a network with it. however once i plugged it into the wall it gives me that lovely flashing amber light on the front. nothing i do makes it go away.
i've tried the reset button. i've tried holding that down while scanning with the airport utility. i've tried unplugging the time capsule. i've looked at every thread on the apple support boards, this forum, google, the manual. i cannot get this time capsule to not flash amber.
my macbook pro does not see it when i use the airport utility so i can't even troubleshoot it from there. can someone please explain to me what i'm supposed to do?

Hi Jentonola
If your network is up and you have Internet access, the flashing yellow light is probably an indication that a software update is available for Airport Utility.
Open Applications, then open Utilities, and finally Airport Utility.
Click AirPort Utility at the top left of the screen and select Check for Updates.

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Apple's Setup Guide for the Time Capsule is pretty simple and clear for most users, and you don't indicate at what point or step that you are getting stuck.
So, please go to page 8 in your Setup Guide to review the topic of Plugging In Your AirPort Time Capsule.
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Password...................Type in a password that will be used for both the network and the Time Capsule. Write that down.
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