Time Machine Dead??

What model number from the base A1xxx?

Symptoms..

Is a main LED lit?

What colour? Is it flashing or solid?

Solid Amber.. = dead hard disk.

No light at all = dead power supply.

Flashing amber = about a zillion other problems.. plug in by ethernet to find out.

Mine has the same problem..

I've tried resetting etc etc but when I plug it in there´s no light at all however I can hear it start humming.

Guessing that my HDD works but not the rest or what?

I bought mine july 2012 so this pretty much *****..

Anyone know how much the cost is for me to fix? Will the warranty cover it?

I bought mine july 2012 so this pretty much *****..

Anyone know how much the cost is for me to fix? Will the warranty cover it?

You are still well within warranty.. just let Apple replace it.

My time machine broke after shipping. (P/N 31803900 model GDHDU). Blue power light was on, but my Mac did not see the disk (not connected). Its out of warranty so I opened it up and the disk pack had become disconnected from the circuit board inside, so I pushed them back together. Must have been dropped. Anyway, it works fine now.

I had a new Time Capsule, and after bachup my personal and confidential data, the device dies. I mean even the led is gone, no flashing, no nothing. I went to my store and replace it, but what happen to my confidential data from that disk? Apple conditions allows to see and read my personal data?

The 4th Gen Time Capsules are VERY heat sensitive. It is a well known and highly documented problem. However, most of the time, if you pick up the 'phone and speak to someone at Apple they are more than helpful. If your TC is out of warranty (check your local country for legal issues) then you need to see if you are covered by law.

A TimeCapsule is a backup device and as such you should be able to "reasonably expect" the device to last longer than the one or two years that these seem to offer. Furthermore, ANY device that uses moving parts (such as drive or fan) is going to experience a failure at some point in its life. The increasing use of SSD technology will obviously raise the reliability, but these drives are not yet in the TC range.

In the mean time, keep your TCs in cool conditions, do not stack them, and try to give them space between them to let as much air circulate as possible. Heat is the greatest threat to these devices, quickly followed by dirty power. Both threats can be reduced by judicious placement and the use of anti-surge or UPS devices.