The Windows tools I would typically use would be HDDScan and HD Tune. These provide quick and full scan options, as well as SMART outputs you can use to verify.
There are a number of HDD scan tools on The Ultimate Boot CD if you wish to scan without a specific OS.
It's worth noting that, if you intend on selling the drive, you can run destructive write tests that will provide a far more thorough test in terms of both reading and writing to each sector, although this will take a lot longer.
It's also a good idea to run secure HD erasing software across the drive if you haven't already, as I don't know what data you were storing on this device but it could still be recoverable without this. There are a number of software options on the previously linked Ultimate Boot CD, or you can use Active Kill, which is compliant with the United States Department of Defense standards of hard drive data destruction.
All of the Windows utilities should work fine, assuming the drive is acknowledged within Windows. The boot disc options may be a little more hit and miss, but mostly should also work assuming they're not tied to a certain brand of hard drive.