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[SOLDIER]

I recently bought a 2TB hard drive for my PS4, which I was able to easily take out of the enclosure case following a video guide. It had been suggested by people here that I could then use my old 500 GB PS4 hard drive as an external hard drive for my Wii U, so I went ahead and tried that. So far, I can't get it working; the light on the enclosure just keeps beeping and the Wii U is unable to identify it.

I tried to use it on my PC as well, and while it does recognize it, I can't access the hard drive or format it. Is there a specific program that will let me format the drive so I can use it as an external HDD on my Wii U?

 

[Ouren]

Plug it into your PC to format it first.
It's got PS4 formatting on it, etc.


EDIT: I need to learn to read.

You should be able to do it with built-in windows software.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

You may need a Y cable to get enough power on the Wii U, but the Wii U will format automatically.

 

[WhoaIsThatMars]

I forget what program I used on my PC. I think I just searched disk utility in the search bar, deleted all the sections(?), and then it let me format the drive. Works perfect after that.

 

[plank]

You may need a Y cable (two pronged usb cable) for extra power.

 

[Persona7]

You won't be able to recover any PS4 data from the drive once you remove it, just plug it in with a Y cable and the Wii U should format it but that is a weird problem. If all else fails you should download GParted and burn it to a disk or set it up on a USB drive and boot into it with the hard drive connected and do a format through that program.

http://gparted.org/livecd.php

 

[sechsterangriff]

What are you using to connect it to your Wii/PC?

 

[SOLDIER]

What are you using to connect it to your Wii/PC?

The included cable from the link. I'm not sure if that's a Y cable, or if a Y cable is something entirely different that I need.

 

[Guymelef]

I recently bought a 2TB hard drive for my PS4, which I was able to easily take out of the enclosure case following a video guide. It had been suggested by people here that I could then use my old 500 GB PS4 hard drive as an external hard drive for my Wii U, so I went ahead and tried that. So far, I can't get it working; the light on the enclosure just keeps beeping and the Wii U is unable to identify it.

I tried to use it on my PC as well, and while it does recognize it, I can't access the hard drive or format it. Is there a specific program that will let me format the drive so I can use it as an external HDD on my Wii U?

I bought that HDD for the PS4.
put the old HDD on the case ---> connect to Wii U, weird sound ---> doesn't recognize.

You need this and everything will be ok.
Seems like Wii U doesn't provide with enough power with only a single USB connection.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-3-0-Y-Cable-Y-Cable-USB-3-0-Micro-B-to-Standard-Male-A-High-Quality-New-HM-/181388301243?pt=US_USB_Cables_Hubs_Adapters&hash=item2a3b95d3bb

 

[JohngPR]

You may need a Y cable to get enough power on the Wii U, but the Wii U will format automatically.

What he said. I had the exact situation as you are and used my old PS4 HDD for my Wii U and it works like a charm. Simply buy yourself this cable to plug into the back of the console:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MFL4HQU/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[Persona7]

The included cable from the link. I'm not sure if that's a Y cable, or if a Y cable is something entirely different that I need.

That's not a Y cable but your PC should be able to pick that up...I wonder why you can't format it through the normal tools.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

The included cable from the link. I'm not sure if that's a Y cable, or if a Y cable is something entirely different that I need.

Y cable has two ends that plug into USB and one end that goes into the drive.

edit, as posted above, a store link:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MFL4HQU/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[SOLDIER]

Y cable has two ends that plug into USB and one end that goes into the drive.

edit, as posted above, a store link:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MFL4HQU/?tag=neogaf0e-20

So it takes up two USB slots on a machine (PC and Wii U)?

 

[Guymelef]

So it takes up two USB slots on a machine (PC and Wii U)?

You can use the standard cable with PC, with Wii U it needs two USB slots to provide enough power.

 

[sechsterangriff]

The included cable from the link. I'm not sure if that's a Y cable, or if a Y cable is something entirely different that I need.

A Y cable has an extra end just so it can draw additional power from an another USB socket.
I don't know about the Wii U but your cable should be more than enough for the PC. If you can't format it with gparted then either the cable or the HDD is messed up.

 

[plank]

I bought that HDD for the PS4.
put the old HDD on the case ---> connect to Wii U, weird sound ---> doesn't recognize.

You need this and everything will be ok.
Seems like Wii U doesn't provide with enough power with only a single USB connection.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-3-0-Y-Cable-Y-Cable-USB-3-0-Micro-B-to-Standard-Male-A-High-Quality-New-HM-/181388301243?pt=US_USB_Cables_Hubs_Adapters&hash=item2a3b95d3bb

A Y cable has an extra end just so it can draw additional power from an another USB socket.
I don't know about the Wii U but your cable should be more than enough for the PC. If you can't format it with gparted then either the cable or the HDD is messed up.

What he said. I had the exact situation as you are and used my old PS4 HDD for my Wii U and it works like a charm. Simply buy yourself this cable to plug into the back of the console:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MFL4HQU/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Y cable has two ends that plug into USB and one end that goes into the drive.

edit, as posted above, a store link:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MFL4HQU/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Actually this is the one Op should get the one with the female end

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-USB-Female-to-2-USB-A-Male-Power-Y-Cable-Extension-/390175349100

 

[Guymelef]

PC recognize the PS4 HDD but you can't see it, you have to delete the "thousands" partitions from Disk Management before.

Actually this is the one Op should get the one with the female end

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-USB-Female-to-2-USB-A-Male-Power-Y-Cable-Extension-/390175349100

I have the cable we posted and it works so I can't recommend any other kind of cable

 

[WhoaIsThatMars]

PC recognize the PS4 HDD but you can't see it, you have to delete the "thousands" partitions from Disk Management before.

yep, this is what I did. Just got home and couldn't provide a pic earlier. Just format the HDD after deleting all the partitions. You'll need a Y cable to use it on the Wii U as stated by others.

 

[Garou]

PC recognize the PS4 HDD but you can't see it, you have to delete the "thousands" partitions from Disk Management before.




I have the cable we posted and it works so I can't recommend any other kind of cable

Instead of disk management you can just use diskpart from the command line and do it with a single command.

 

[stan423321]

While fellow members are right to remind you about Y-cable, it should be noted that Wii U won't automatically format just ANY hard drive, otherwise the homebrew-and-dark-side tool for hiding HDDs from Wii U wouldn't work. So consider formatting it first.

 

[plank]

PC recognize the PS4 HDD but you can't see it, you have to delete the "thousands" partitions from Disk Management before.




I have the cable we posted and it works so I can't recommend any other kind of cable

I'm not sure who it was maybe it was you? But in another thread someone recommended me the same exact link you posted and what came in the mail was the the female one. I'm not saying its a bad thing, in fact its been working flawlessly. I figure its better because you can just switch it out if anything should happen to the hdd port bus end, instead of just buying another y cable.

 

[Boogz]

a bit off topic but does the PS4 support external hdd yet?

back on topic: if that works OP that would be a great idea. keep us updated.