Time Capsule not spinning down

Ive searched this forum for answers to this - and all of them seem to be old.  I am having a new issue where the TC doesn't spin down after completing a backup.  Also, I just now powered down the connected computer and the TC continued to spin.  This has never happened before, and just started a few days ago.
The internet part of the TC is working fine, both wifi and wired functions.
Thanks in advance for any help.

Motopreserve wrote:
Sorry, should have clarified.  I use it for the time machine backups only - I was talking about makig a safety backup of these sparse bundles (I think that's what time machine backup is called) in case it s%#t the bed, and i needed to drag it over to a newer unit.  Maybe that process doesn't work.
Copying the sparsebundles is possible but may not be worth the effort.. if you replace the hard disk, just keep the old disk as is. that is already your backup. It is really only to recover stuff that you think you might have lost.. but in general a backup will be only that.. a backup.
The unit is getting pretty hot during backups.  I CAN keep my hand on it, but it's very warm. 
I have not restored to defaults.  Nor have I erased the drive clean yet.  I was just going down the firmware route.  Should I try resetting before erasing it? Or do both at the same time?  I usually try to do one step at a time to see if I can narrow down the issue, but I'm fine with erasing it, and then resetting if there is no hope for one or the other to help.
The heat is killing it.. softly and by degrees.. both time and temp wait for no man.. or was that the tides.
I would say step 1. Restore defaults.. that is worthwhile.. do the full restore ie hold in the reset and power on.. keep holding in reset until you see rapid flashing led.. then allow it to restart. Redo the setup.
Step 2.. Firmware update will not fix it and could make it worse.. I would not do that at the moment. But there is no harm in trying .. you can always go back to earlier versions.
Step 3... wipe the hard drive. That is the final step and if that doesn't work.. well what is wrong can be power supply, hard disk or a combo of things.
Then take more drastic measures from there?  I wouldn't mind replacing the hard drive myself, but is there any trickery to getting the firmware onto it on reboot?
Thanks for the thorough help!
Scott
Hard drive replacement is dead easy.. google for it.
But a few provisos..
1. Do not buy advanced format drive. Standard green 2TB is possible.. don't try for 3TB it won't work or is painful. Try and check what drives have been used successfully so you don't become the guinea pig.. I am all for lab rats but don't want to be one!!
2. Leave off the rubber mat. Just put some feet on the unit to keep it off the bench.. about 10mm should be plenty even 5mm is ok. (.25"-.5" in Imperial)
3. Just initialise the drive in the TC.. ie erase. there is no firmware on the hard drive.. but the TC will prepare it for use.
Consider if it isn't better.. with hard disks so much now, not to do anything.. erase the drive.. ebay it and just buy a new one.. I would be thinking hard along those lines.

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