Time Machine won't mount the disc on my Time Capsule

So here's the deal, I've got a Time Capsule which is connected to my Macbook, But everytime I try to back it up, it won't mount the disc. I've tried restarting it (but not resetting). It's not completely dead; it does deliver Internet (quite well actually, as my house router has crapped out twice and my Time Capsule is still pumping out Internet). Any help/advice?

Welcome to the discussions!
Try the following steps to see if that will get things going.
Open System Preferences and open Sharing. Make sure that your computer name appears correctly.
Open AirPort Utility and click on Manual Setup. Click the Time Capsule tab below the icons. Make sure that your Time Capsule name appears correctly.
Also while in AirPort Utility, click the Disks icon, then click the File Sharing tab just below. Make sure there is a check mark next to "Enable File Sharing"
Click in an open area of your desktop to show the Finder menus at the top of the screen. Click on Finder and then click on Preferences and then the General tab. Under the heading of "show these items on the desktop", make sure there is a check mark next to "Connected Servers"
Power down the Time Capsule and wait a few moments, then power it back up.
Now click System Preferences and Time Machine. Choose Change Disk and click your Time Capsule to highlight it and then click Use For Backups.
If this is your first backup, the process will go much faster and reliably if you attach an ethernet cable from one of the LAN ports on the Time Capsule to your computer. Subsequent backups can be wireless since they will be much smaller.

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So guess my question is this: Are there any know problems with using Firewire 800 with Time Machine?
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