How to re-format problem MacBook hard drive?

I just pulled my hard drive from my macbook after I was replacing the messed up one, and was wondering if I could use the old/messed up one as a harddrive in my PS3. But the problem is whenever I try to format it on my PS3 through the normal upgrade process, on my pc or on my newly repaired mac through a USB enclosure, all 3 devices won't detect the harddrive. Help?