Question about formatting an original Xbox hard-drive to make a FHDB for Phat PS2.

I finished modding and installing a SSD on a original xbox... and now have a spare IDE hard-drive that I want to use in my PS2.. but when I went to HD Loader to format the drive it Immediately gives me a Fatal Error and fails to format the HDD.... is there anyway I can format this drive WITH only my PS2 as I don't have an adapter to connect the drive to my PC...