I'd try a bootable GPARTED CD next. It's not as picky as Windows.
Bob
Using WIN 8.1 and WIN 7 on different machines.
I have a couple SATA drives which I connected externally to my COX TV box for extra storage space. After removing them from that job I connected them to my computer to reformat them using a SATA docking station.
When the docking station is turned on the computer "bing/bongs" like it's supposed to to indicated it sees the drive, but the drive does not show up in Windows Explorer or in "Computer Management". Not being able to "see" the drive I'm unable to reformat it.
How can I reformat the drive?

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