Is it possible to reformat without the CD?

I'm giving my computer away.  Before that, I want to reformat my hard drive.  I do not have my original CD of Windows.  How can I do?

Original title: reformat without CD?

Get the brand name of the mfg of hard drive on the pc, go to sound

website, download the utility MS-DOS hd, install to a floppy or a cd,

Start pc, the 'clear' or 'format' option is available...

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