Best way to test new HDD?

[2Turbo]

Going to replace the stock HDD with a WD Black 750GB. New to Mac and need to know what's the best way to test for bad sectors and stuff.

I would prefer it to be a thorough type of test before I start using it for important data.

Thanks for any help.

 

[celticpride678]

Use Disk Utility and a S.M.A.R.T. status checker.