I can't format my 2,5" HDD

[jbgraver]

Hi guys,

I hope you can help me out.

I've been following WyomingKno​tt's Guide: If you installed a new disk but the system can't see it.

(with the twist that I'm using an already used Mac HDD)

I see the drive in the BIOS (I'm using an old but working desktop for the formatting process).
And I see it in the disk management in windows xp.

- But I cannot format it.
When I right click the disk all the options, except "help", are greyed out.
Also the disk is given no "name"/letter and no file system is identified. (it doesn't show up when I open my computer either).

Can anyone tell me what to do?
I just need to clean/format/wipe it so I can install Windows on it and use it in a new PC

hope you can help me,

 

[canadian69]

Can you not blow away the existing partition(s) from inside disk management in XP? Try that and THEN try formatting it once you have recreated the partition table.

 

[jbgraver]

Formatting in progress thanks a lot for your quick reply!

I couldn't remove the existing partition because the disk was GPT protected. Which I had forgotten all about and hence did not mention before, sorry about that.
Using Diskpart I removed the protection and the formatting is being carried out.

Thank you for the help!