Time capsule stuck on making backup disk available

Question

I read the tread below that should fix this issue:
"What I did was start up disk utility and use it's repair feature on the bundle. The first time, I got an error saying it could not be repaired, but I tried again a couple days later and it seems to have worked.
How to:
1. Disk utility it in the Utilities folder in Applications or use spotlight to find it.
2. You want to repair the sparsebundle that is on the time capsule or external drive. It's at the top level and named something like Liz M's MacBook_123456789abc.sparsebundle.
3. If it doesn't show up on the list in Disk Utility, use Finder to find it and then drag it into the list in the bottom half of the pane.
4. To run the repair, clicke the sparsebundle and then the "Repair Disk" button.
5. The first time I tried, it didn't take long but did repair some key things. The second time, it took 9 hours! But it completed and looks good.
6. If you get an error that it's in use, go to Airport Utility and:
- click on the time capsule on the left
- click "Manual Setup" at the bottom
- click disks icon at the top
- if anyone else is backing up to the time capsule right then (or using the disk for anything else), wait for their backup to finish
- click "Disconnect All Users" at the bottom
- retry the repair disk and it should work; if someone else does backups to the same time capsule, they can continue while you're repairing though it might be slow.
My backups seem to be working just fine now. I have noticed that if you have the sparsebundle mounted in Finder, Time Machine seems to have trouble starting up, so eject it before starting a Time Machine backup.Hope this helps! I typed this on my iPhone which is a bit tedious. And nearly impossible to proofread. So, take care following these instructions and post here if you find a mistake. Thanks. "
My issue is that I can not seem to locate the sparsebundle as stated. In my Disk Utility only my 640G Hitachi hard drive and my DVD reader are listed. Time capsule is ethernet wired with green light on back. Green light on front and the signal dies work but it does not appear to be reading the drive. I turned it off and back on, it did show up as an available drive in system preferences and is switched on but then the System preferences shows "not responding" immediately after trying to open time machine preferences up.
Software up to date, hard drive permissions repaired, stuck.

Answer 1

Bunce wrote:
oh i already did that. Im working on my imac and looking into this on my macbook. Was able to reproduce the issue again by trying to open TM. Locked out the finder again and had to restart. I checked the serial number and it was an early 2009 purchase with no coverage.
If you bought a Mac and got AppleCare with it, within 2 years of buying the TC, the TC is covered, too.
I have to admit that this $500 unit was the first to apparently junk out. The western digital that had my main data on that is my daily external that I store about 2TB of data on is still perfect and the new technology TM appears to already be cashed. Love the computers, not to big of a fan on the externals of the apple TV's. No life expectancy. Neither here nor there.
suggestions before I either get this looked at or scrap the HD on it and move forward.?
Reset the TC. See [Resetting an AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule FAQ|http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3728].
Try a "full reset" of Time Machine, per #A4 in [Time Machine - Troubleshooting|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/Troubleshooting.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of the +Time Machine+ forum).
If all else fails, take it to your local Apple Store or Authorized Repair location, they may be able to determine whether the disk is dead.
If it is, they might replace the TC for you. If not, they won't repair it, but if the electronics are ok, you can replace the HD yourself, if you want to. See http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2542983