Seagate GoFlex use Time machine?

I have a Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex drive which I used for a while, but now it stopped working and I get messages for the reformat.

I got Snow Leopard when I first installed and now I have mountain lion, except that I can't think of any other changes to my system.

Anyone know what could be the problem?

Use this wireless player or connected to your iMac via USB?

Did you ever use disk utility to format this drive extended OS X (journaled) format with the GUID partition scheme?

This drive plugged in power and not only receives its power from the USB port on the computer?

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