Toshiba external drive problems

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The power light on my Toshiba external drive was red instead of blue when I connected it the the PC the other day would that be a power supply problem ?

After a while it started working and I was able to get the files off
It seems to be OK now but I dont trust it now
It was my second backup drive and had not had much use so am a bit disapointed:'(
I had by mistake left it permanently connected to mains and turned on but the USB not plugged into the PC would this have damaged the power supply ?
 
neil_g said:
What does the manual say about the red light?

Having the usb unplugged won't cause damage
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thanks neil I cant find the manual ! but have searched on google apparently the red light is caused by the board inside the case failing , not the drive itself so will probably replace the case
identical ones are apparently available on ebay:)
 
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