How to test Hard Disk Drive For damage/bad sectors/clusters?

[Format _C:]

The Hard drives I want to test are maxtors one is a 6Y80PO and the other is a 6Y160PO I want to do this test because I tripped over a wire and knocked my computer over while it was running and I want to see if any damage occured to my harddrives. So what is a good program to use? This is my HTPC Computer and it was not recording at the time of the incident. Thanks

[djnes]

Maxtor has a free utility on their site that will test out the drives.

[pettybone]

What ever the manufactor of your hard drives is has a utility for download. Windows itself has one.

[Format _C:]

I used Maxtors and I did a full scan and it found no errors should I use windows Chkdsk on my drives also?

[Danny Bui]

Don't see the harm in doing so. Go ahead.