Zero and Verify a HDD?

[PiKe]

Looking for a free program that works under windows that will write zeroes (or a pattern) to an entire drive and verify each sector, does such a thing exist?

I know it's possible under linux.

 

[bledd]

Pretty sure this can do it.

https://www.partitionwizard.com/download.html

 

[darael]

HD Tune definitely does it.

 

[C.R.A.Z.Y]

A FULL rather than a QUICK windows format will check every sector on hard drives (Plus since Vista will also writes zeroes to all data sectors)

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...-the-format-command-in-windows-vista-and-late

 

[PiKe]

A FULL rather than a QUICK windows format will check every sector on hard drives (Plus since Vista will also writes zeroes to all data sectors)

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...-the-format-command-in-windows-vista-and-late

I did not know that, how can you verify it is zeroed though?