Time machine stalled after 70mb data has been transferred to external harddisk

I have bought a 500GB Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex. I have perform a check on the external harddisk using Disk Utility. No matter ho many times I tried to backup my file, the Time Machine will refuse to move after it has transferred est 70 MB data.

No, that's not normal at all. What model of the MBP do you have? How is the external drive connected (USB 2, USB 3, Firewire 400 or 800, etc.)? Answer those questions and also check out these Time Machine FAQs.
Regards,
Clinton

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