The Hard Drive Property Window.
SCANDISK
Microsoft Scandisk is a computer tool that is used to scan a hard drive for errors. Utilization of the tool has the potential of speeding up an individual's computer.
The Vista tool used to encrypt an entire hard drive is BitLocker Encryption.
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The ZAR tool (Zero Assumption Recovery) tool can help find video files on a hard drive that has stopped working. This tool can be used to recover other documents on the hard drive as well.
Using over write tool like ErAce. It wil over write har drive up to 100 times. In that way even specialist can not read it. It can be found from erace.it
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SYSPREP
By using the tool Drive Manager 4.06
Defrag
That would be the defragger.
To wipe a hard drive, you would normally need a recovery CD which is normally provided by the manufacturer. Reboot your PC with a CD which has a shredder and partitioning tool on it. You can then proceed to wipe the hard drive using the tools on the CD.