Background The HP Media Vault Gen2 and Mediasmart Server were originally released by HP back in 2007. Since then HP upgraded them with different hardware and software, put in larger drives, different firmware but one thing remained the same, the hard drive caddy. This proprietary little piece of plastic has been the scourge of many trying to repair a stripped unit, or one just picked up from an auction that is missing the caddies. The caddy (HP part no. 5070-3836) for the most part is not built very well and is easily broken. This key part it is nearly impossible to find new or used. You can find them on eBay from time to time but usually sell for ridiculous money and don't come up on auction very often. Forget trying to get one from HP, that's a dead end as well. . If you are lucky enough to find one on the internet they are usually already broken or just the wrong part. I just had a friend that ordered one from Europe, after a few weeks it arrived and was the wrong caddy. (Always check the pictures if you do find one) The 5070-3836 caddy was used in...
