I'm trying to set up my brand new Time Capsule. However, whenever I turn it on, the status light goes from green to orange, and then blinking orange after a few seconds. I have tried to set it up in AirPort Utility (as a client to my current router), and it's fine until it gets to 'Waiting to restart...', and it refuses to restart.
Is there something I should be doing before I turn the Capsule on so that it doesn't get to the stage of blinking light? (Also, there is no printer connected - just the power cable) Thanks!
That's not necessarily true. Per the manual, go into the AirPort Utility, select your Time Capsule, click the Manual Setup button, and you will see a message regarding the light. In my case, it said "hard drive needs repair." And I'm using the internet connection it provides right now to post this.
I was referring SPECIFICALLY to the OP's question. They had plugged in only the power cord. By your inference, are you suggesting that possibly the "hard drive needs repair"?