HAVE FLASH DRIVES WILL THEY WORK, NOT SURE IT WORKS WITH USB OR NOT
Okay... Download
this and save it to your desktop.
Then, download
unetbootin from
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/.
Insert your USB drive and note the drive letter.
Run unetbootin.exe. (will UAC prompt)
Select "Diskimage" from the bottom of the screen.
Browse and select the .iso image you saved to your desktop.
Select your USB drive from the drive selection menu.
Click the button to make the USB.
You may be prompted that there is already a file "syslinux.lvm" and do you want to overwrite it. That is okay.
Unetbootin will extract the .iso and copy it to the USB drive, then make the USB drive bootable.
When it completes, reboot your computer and invoke the BBS (bios boot select) menu or enter setup to make the USB drive boot first.
When the USB boots you should see a menu.
Select Hard Drive (HDD) from the menu.
Select your HDD manufacturer from the list. (if you don't know your manufacturer, open Hitachi)
Select a diagnostic test. I suggest using the latest release.
EDIT:
From jcgriff2's advice, I assume you have a Seagate drive... In that case, select Seagate/Maxtor from the Hard Drive menu and select the latest release of SeaTools. (SeaTools 2.23)
