Can't Format HDD or Hard Drive

[nanaw_phystoob]

I tried to formatted my HDD and Hard Drive on my Wii u
and it's say "USB could not be formatted" (like that i think)
I use HDD and Hard Drive and it's gave the same result.
i have tried using Y-Cable, clean Storage with Fat32, NTFS, even Unallocated, but it's didn't work.
Can anyone help me about that?

 

[classiphil]

If the Wii U says "USB device could not be formatted" even with different filesystems and a Y-cable, the problem is usually one of these:

* not enough power to the drive
* incompatible USB enclosure/adapter
* drive connected to the wrong USB ports
* the drive has partition issues the Wii U does not like

A few things to try:

* Use the rear USB ports only.
With a Y-cable:

* the data plug should go into the top rear port
* the power-only plug into the bottom rear port

* Completely wipe the drive partitions on PC first:

* Windows Disk Management → delete ALL partitions
* leave the drive as completely unallocated space
* do NOT manually format it afterward

* Some USB flash drives and cheap SATA adapters simply do not work properly with Wii U. External HDDs with their own power supply are usually the most reliable.

* Avoid NTFS/exFAT for Wii U storage. The Wii U formats the drive itself into its own filesystem anyway.

* Try another enclosure/USB adapter if possible. A lot of formatting failures are actually USB bridge incompatibility issues.

* If the drive is larger than 2 TB, compatibility can also become problematic.

One more thing:
If you are using a front USB port, move it to the back. The front ports are notoriously unreliable for HDD use on Wii U.

 

[nanaw_phystoob]

If the Wii U says "USB device could not be formatted" even with different filesystems and a Y-cable, the problem is usually one of these:

* not enough power to the drive
* incompatible USB enclosure/adapter
* drive connected to the wrong USB ports
* the drive has partition issues the Wii U does not like

A few things to try:

* Use the rear USB ports only.
With a Y-cable:

* the data plug should go into the top rear port
* the power-only plug into the bottom rear port

* Completely wipe the drive partitions on PC first:

* Windows Disk Management → delete ALL partitions
* leave the drive as completely unallocated space
* do NOT manually format it afterward

* Some USB flash drives and cheap SATA adapters simply do not work properly with Wii U. External HDDs with their own power supply are usually the most reliable.

* Avoid NTFS/exFAT for Wii U storage. The Wii U formats the drive itself into its own filesystem anyway.

* Try another enclosure/USB adapter if possible. A lot of formatting failures are actually USB bridge incompatibility issues.

* If the drive is larger than 2 TB, compatibility can also become problematic.

One more thing:
If you are using a front USB port, move it to the back. The front ports are notoriously unreliable for HDD use on Wii U.

I've did all the things but its can't work.