TC shuts down soon after powering up

i just returned back from 4 weeks away, and my TC was off. i restarted it and the light glowed green, then amber, waited a while and then the whole machine seemed to switch off. i tried the reset button after a few failed attempts, but still same deal. any ideas?
on a side note, ive had nowt but troubles with this little tyke

I have a very similar issue: a solid amber light for 15 seconds after power-on, then it switches itself off. A hard reset (per http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1300) makes no difference.
My Time Capsule is 14 months old, just out of AppleCare warranty. Great. This follows repeated problems with the Time Machine feature, which has never worked convincingly.
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