www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/are-some-apple-time-ca...
Engadget article about Time Capsules that just stop working.
Anybody having these problems?
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Are some Apple Time Capsules locking themselves up for good?
Sounds like it is a heat related issues frying some capacitors that deal with the power supply, or so someone who ripped one apart said.
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Anyone here had these problems? My Time Capsule is not set to automatically back up my Mac every hour, and in fact the HD is off most of the time. I wonder if this makes the failure less likely.
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Yes, I ran into this problem last week. Just like it's been reported, 18 months after I bought my 1TB model, it abruptly stopped working (no power to the unit, no help from Apple). Apparently the excessive heat from the poorly designed TC fried the power supply, which is inexplicably placed INSIDE the enclosure. From the beginning, I felt that the TC ran hot, so I had it on a wire rack in a well ventilated area. I did, however, have the unit on 24/7, so I'm guessing that anyone who only uses it intermittently will have a longer life than 18 months.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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Apple and their obsession with silence at the detriment of really basic system engineering has neverending implications. Especially for those of us who actually expect stuff to 'just work' as most quality Windows-based installs do.
The TC's ran too hot for sure and to me that was just 'so what else is new' - but for me the real problem their were just hopeless backup units being not dependable as, well, backup units. Having tried it the XServe-hosted way as well, I ended up alternating Superduper / TM on individual ext-HDD's per machine.
I'm taking delivery of an HP X510 at home soon and I'll be giving networked TM another try.
The TC's ran too hot for sure and to me that was just 'so what else is new' - but for me the real problem their were just hopeless backup units being not dependable as, well, backup units. Having tried it the XServe-hosted way as well, I ended up alternating Superduper / TM on individual ext-HDD's per machine.
I'm taking delivery of an HP X510 at home soon and I'll be giving networked TM another try.
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This doesn't sound great. I think I'll stay away from getting a Time Capsule for a while.
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www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apple-quietly-updates-...
"Apple quietly updates AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule, promises improved performance"
Hopefully they've made improvements with the cooling situation.
"Apple quietly updates AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule, promises improved performance"
Hopefully they've made improvements with the cooling situation.
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My 1T TC went down about a month ago (so also about 18 months). I called Apple's warrantee service here in Hong Kong & they told me that since it is out of warrantee, the repair cost would be about the same as buying a new one. There is also no apple care for the TC. So I replaced it with a Airport Extreme. But I'm told by a fellow shopper that Time Machine doesn't work well with the Airport. I will need to manually mount the drive each time before launching TM. I'm not getting another TC until they get this thing sorted and do a recall for all the old TC's out there.
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I bought my TC the day it came out and it died this weekend. The fan really stared howling and the TC gave me a warning about possible overheating. After unplugging, it lasted another 5 minutes and then it was dead.
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Well, in the same boat here, my TC died about a week ago, with roughly 19 months of life.
One thing i have noticed before it died is that if you use your TC for wireless network, the network will be down occasionally - i remember restarting it pretty much every single day before it died.
To make you feel better - timecapsuledead.org/ ;)
And if you are in UK, there is a hope - news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8253915.stm
I'm going to try my luck at some point this week, will let you know that outcome.
One thing i have noticed before it died is that if you use your TC for wireless network, the network will be down occasionally - i remember restarting it pretty much every single day before it died.
To make you feel better - timecapsuledead.org/ ;)
And if you are in UK, there is a hope - news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8253915.stm
I'm going to try my luck at some point this week, will let you know that outcome.
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Backing up to a single disk seems like a bad idea. I use Time Machine with my ReadyNAS and it is flawless. It is all the convenience of the Time Capsule, but my data is protected with a RAID array.
Admittedly, the cost is higher, but you do get a lot more for that extra money.
Admittedly, the cost is higher, but you do get a lot more for that extra money.
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