Cannot format hard disk

I took out the hard disk from ps3 which is 40gb sata and bought a case for the hard disk and connect to my mac. tried formating it with disk utility and it gives an error half way. it doesnt even show the hard disk on desktop.

THERE ARE 2 DISKS THERE SO HERE THE INFO FOR BOTH..   
Name :     ST940211 5AS Media
    Type :     Disk
    Partition Map Scheme :     GUID Partition Table
    Disk Identifier :     disk1
    Media Name :     ST940211 5AS Media
    Media Type :     Generic
    Connection Bus :     USB
    USB Serial Number :     D166237543D4
    Device Tree :     IODeviceTree:/PCI0@0/EHC1@4,1
    Writable :     Yes
    Ejectable :     Yes
    Location :     External
    Total Capacity :     40.01 GB (40,007,760,384 Bytes)
    S.M.A.R.T. Status :     Not Supported
    Disk Number :     1
    Partition Number :     0
    Name :     disk1s2
    Type :     Volume
    Disk Identifier :     disk1s2
    Mount Point :     Not mounted
    File System :     Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
    Connection Bus :     USB
    Device Tree :     IODeviceTree:/PCI0@0/EHC1@4,1
    Writable :     Yes
    Capacity :     39.66 GB (39,663,788,032 Bytes)
    Owners Enabled :     No
    Can Turn Owners Off :     Yes
    Can Be Formatted :     Yes
    Bootable :     Yes
    Supports Journaling :     Yes
    Journaled :     No
    Disk Number :     1
    Partition Number :     2

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