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I bought a Time Capsule about 3 years ago when I bought my MBP. At the time I used it as a router as well as an external disk (but not with Time Machine) but eventually replaced the routing functionality with an Airport Extreme. I turned the radio on the TC off and hooked it up to the AE as an external disc. This configuration worked well until I had a power outage that knocked all of my devices off line. When I tried to reset everything I found that I could not talk to the TC at all. I don't think the device is dead - the front light still comes on (steady, not flashing) but I can not talk to it in any way. I can not see it using the AE and when I dismounted the TC and tried to hook it up directly to my MBP using both the ethernet and usb connections I got nothing.
I have reset the TC, but to no effect. I have tried to "see" the TC using both the Disk Utility and the Airport Utility, but to no effect. I can feel the disc moving when it is plugged in and I believe the device is functional, but I can not seem to find any way to talk to it and reset its functionality. Is there anything else I can do other than using the physical reset button and the Airport Utility? With the radio turned off I can not talk to it (the TC) wirelessly so I don't know how to turn it (the radio functionality) back on. Hooking the ethernet cable to it does not seem to do anything and connecting a usb cable does nothing. Is there anything I can do that I have not already tried?
I had Apple Care for it but, of course, that expired about 2 months ago. Naturally.
Thanks for any help.
I have reset the TC, but to no effect. I have tried to "see" the TC using both the Disk Utility and the Airport Utility, but to no effect. I can feel the disc moving when it is plugged in and I believe the device is functional, but I can not seem to find any way to talk to it and reset its functionality. Is there anything else I can do other than using the physical reset button and the Airport Utility? With the radio turned off I can not talk to it (the TC) wirelessly so I don't know how to turn it (the radio functionality) back on. Hooking the ethernet cable to it does not seem to do anything and connecting a usb cable does nothing. Is there anything I can do that I have not already tried?
I had Apple Care for it but, of course, that expired about 2 months ago. Naturally.
Thanks for any help.