Hardware HDD formated by Wii U not recognized by PC?

[SpaceJump]

So it happened (before I had time to set up UStealth), my daughter formated my HDD for Wii mode. Good that I have the data all on a backup HDD. Now I want to reformat the HDD on Windows, but the HDD isn't shown in the Windows explorer. I here the sound that hardware is found, but the drive doesn't show up.

Is this normal because the Wii U formated the HDD? How can I format it again?

 

[Cyan]

It's probably available in the computer's disk management. the place where you see the partitions. (I don't know how it's named in english, even less in German)

the drive doesn't have a partition table anymore, so it's not recognized by Windows' Drive letter assignment process. (it requires partition(s) to assign letters and display it in explorer).

 

[Zanoab]

Go to Administrative Tools (hidden by default), then Computer Management. If you are using Windows 7 (might work in Windows 8), right-click your Computer and click Manage.

You can use the Disk Management here to reformat the HDD.

 

[SpaceJump]

Worked! Thanks to both of you

 

[XDel]

Download the free version of EaseUS Partition Master, it will set you straight, EASY to use.

http://www.easeus.com/download/epmf-download.html

 

[WiiCube_2013]

And about accessing the content of a USB which has savedata of a Wii U on a PC? Is it possible?

 

[Slartibartfast42]

And about accessing the content of a USB which has savedata of a Wii U on a PC? Is it possible?

Not yet, all encrypted. Maybe in a year.