I installed an internal disk drive from an old macbook in my PC build. It was recognized in BIOS, but I can't format it

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The disk drive from the mac book is a Toshiba MK2555GSXF. It still contains some files from when it was in a mac.

I attached it to my motherboard, and it was recognized in BIOS and I can see its file allocations in Computer Management. It is listed as "Disk 0". However, it does not appear in the file explorer, and I can't figure out how to format it.

My goal is to completely clear the disk I installed so I can start using it for additional storage space. I do not care about accessing the files that it already contains.
 
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Boogieman_WD
Hey there.

Try low level formatting it via Diskpart:
1. Open CMD (Command Prompt) as administrator.
2. type in diskpart and press "enter"
3. type in list disk and press "enter", you'll see all the storage devices connected to your computer and you should be able to recognize the drive you wish to format by its size.
4. type in select disk X and press "enter", where X is the number of the drive you wish to format, so make sure that you've selected the correct one - e.g. if the drive you wish to format is disk 1, type "select disk 1"
5. type in clean and press "enter", then wait for the process to finish.

Wait for the process to finish. You should see a message that says something like "Diskpart succeeded in...
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Hey there.

Try low level formatting it via Diskpart:
1. Open CMD (Command Prompt) as administrator.
2. type in diskpart and press "enter"
3. type in list disk and press "enter", you'll see all the storage devices connected to your computer and you should be able to recognize the drive you wish to format by its size.
4. type in select disk X and press "enter", where X is the number of the drive you wish to format, so make sure that you've selected the correct one - e.g. if the drive you wish to format is disk 1, type "select disk 1"
5. type in clean and press "enter", then wait for the process to finish.

Wait for the process to finish. You should see a message that says something like "Diskpart succeeded in cleaning the disk". Once this is done, you should initialize, partition and format the drive in order to be able to see it in Windows Explorer and use it.
How to initialize or write a signature to a secondary hard drive or Solid State drive in Windows
How to partition and format a drive on Windows and Mac OSX.

Hope that helps. Give it a go and let me know what happens.
Boogieman_WD
 
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