Trying to repurpose PS4 Pro hard drive (Solved)

[TemjinGold]

Not sure if this should be in the consoles section but figured it might make more sense here. I upgraded my PS4 Pro's internal 1tb spindle with an 850 EVO, then saw a FAR 2.5" enclosure on Newegg so I got that for the spindle. But when I plug the drive into the case and into usb, PC doesn't recognize it. Is there a way to format it properly and get it working?

 

[Mike64]

I have no personal experience with that drive, but assuming that's a USB 2.0 enclosure, the obvious first question is whether the drive can run at all at 5VDC/≤500mA?

 

[TemjinGold]

It's a USB 3.0 enclosure.

 

[Mike64]

It's a USB 3.0 enclosure.

So can the drive run on 5VDC/≤900mA (i.e., ≤ 4.5W)? (The specs should be on a label on the drive itself, otherwise Google the manufacturer/model number.)

 

[ronbo613]

Don't some of the console drives have specialized firmware?

 

[TemjinGold]

So can the drive run on 5VDC/≤900mA (i.e., ≤ 4.5W)? (The specs should be on a label on the drive itself, otherwise Google the manufacturer/model number.)

Yep, says 5V 700mA on the label.

 

[Mike64]

Yep, says 5V 700mA on the label.

Hmm. You might want to Google it just to double-check that the 700mA includes start-up current. It seems a little unlikely that it wouldn't respond in any way at all over just 0.1A, but I have no real idea if that might be the straw, the lack of which fails to get camel over the hump, if you'll pardon a little word-mangling. Also, have you ever used a similarly "high" powered device on that USB port? If it's not putting out literally the full 900mA that "should be" available, it could be giving the drive just shy of the necessary start-up current - .15A/0.75W is cutting it pretty damned close... (And if you're not already using the shortest, heaviest-gauge USB cable you have, do so.)

ETA: If you happen to have a powered USB HD dock, try it in that. That should tell you at least whether it's a power issue or a firmware/protocol issue...

 

[TemjinGold]

Never mind. Figured it out. So the computer itself sees it but I can't access it because a PS4 HD has a crapton of partitions. I went into Disk Management and deleted all the partitions, then formatted. Works fine now.

 

[Mike64]

Never mind. Figured it out. So the computer itself sees it but I can't access it because a PS4 HD has a crapton of partitions. I went into Disk Management and deleted all the partitions, then formatted. Works fine now.

ETA: Re-reading your initial post, I see I misunderstood what you were saying in the first place. I was thinking the drive wasn't working at all, as in, wouldn't even spin up...