Originally Posted by .amaZe thanks for the help... but what about the freezing? the 360 sits on my desk

Disconnect your hard drive from your 360 and see if it runs fine without it. People had problems with that at launch and since you are having hard drive problems your 360 might be the same. But then you have the problem of not being able to save. :/

What is the MFR Date for your 360? (it'll say it above the A\V on the back of your console)