Help mod my Alienware M11X and help me think of cool ideas

I just purchased my Alienware M11X and it will arrive next week! I have been building a list of crazy mods to do to this laptop and most people I tell don't believe its possible to do to any computer, but I'm pretty sure it is and I will do it anyways! I am wanting to know what everyone would do as far as mods? I am open to any suggestions!

My first mod is going to be: download Nintendo Wii Emulator and Play Wii games in HD(which Wii can't do), then buy a USB Wii sensor receiver to plug up to the laptop and play any game with the Wii controllers! Most people said its not possible, but I've already done it kinda... by wii hacks and bluetooth to make the computer read the controllers, but it wasn't stable and was in beta testing.

Another mod I have listed is to download DeskSpace for the 3D cube effect in windows along with the Aero Theme!

Steering Wheel would be awesome connected to a flatscreen via HDMI, Logitech G27 has the clutch pedal and shifter too!

External Hard Drive: 1 TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive

Here is a crazy mod I wanna do: Mod GTA 4 and use the Wii controllers with it, that would be so awesome cuz they don't make Grand Theft Auto for the Wii, just imagine gettin into a car and puttin the Wii controller into a steering wheel then jumpin out of the car and puttin the controller into a gun! I am looking for someone to Design my 2001 Ford Mustang GT Bullitt to put into the game as well, I made a website just for my car 2001 Ford Mustang GT Bullitt and if anyone can help that would be awesome!

Wireless Mouse Mod: The mouse looks like a little mustang and the headlights light up when you press the buttons!


Alienware M11x, Soft Touch Stealth Black
313-9774 1 Overclockable Intel Core i7 640UM (4M Cache, 2.266 GHz Max Turbo Frequency)
317-4700 1 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 800MHz
330-9945 1 Alienware M11x 90W A/C Adapter
320-1467 1 11.6-inch WideHD 1366x768 (720p) WLED, no WWAN Antenna
320-9857 1 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M
342-1324 1 320GB SATAII 7,200RPM
330-9552 1 Personalized Nameplate
330-6106 1 Personalized Nameplate Trigger
313-8791 1 AlienFX Color, Mars Red
421-3095 1 Alienware Command Center Software, M11x
421-1400 1 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
420-9691 1 DataSafe Local BackUp
420-6436 1 PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
421-0092 1 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
313-9856 1 Integrated 10/100 Network Interface Card
410-1883 1 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
313-9958 1 Integrated High-Definition Surround Sound Audio (5.1)
430-3796 1 Alienware M11x a/b/g/n 2x2 MIMO Wireless
330-6348 1 Automatic Updates: On
330-8995 1 1.3 Megapixel Webcam
922-2597 1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty, Initial Year
929-5570 1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis, Initial Year
950-3337 1 1 Year Limited Warranty
950-9797 1 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
994-3730 1 Warranty Support, Initial Year
421-1724 1 Soft Contracts Dell In-Home Hardware Agreement for Alienware
330-0171 1 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Notebooks
430-3773 1 No Internal WWAN Antenna Installed
421-1360 1 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
421-1359 1 World of Warcraft Preinstall Edition
421-2965 1 EVE-Online, English, German, Russian
421-2611 1 AlienGUIse Theme Manager with Breed Theme
421-1586 1 Alienhead Chrome Red
421-1596 1 Alienhead Chrome Red

 

How about internal mod, upgrade your wifi card to intel N6300 card now that would help internet speed.
Nice build by the way.

 

I just did the Diamond IC thermal compound swap.. good move Laptop was pressing +80C and now stays cool even overclock to 74c and CPU does not break 75c.. much happier and seems more stable..

 

'My first mod is going to be: download Nintendo Wii Emulator and Play Wii games in HD(which Wii can't do), then buy a USB Wii sensor receiver to plug up to the laptop and play any game with the Wii controllers! Most people said its not possible, but I've already done it kinda... by wii hacks and bluetooth to make the computer read the controllers, but it wasn't stable and was in beta testing.'


@ onlineshopping4u - were you able to get this done? please guide me as to how to go about it.

it would be awesome to play wii using this, was considering buying it separately. love my 11x even more

 

GTA4 doesn't run so great. And isn't suing a Wii emulator illegal? Does Nintendo allow it? Sorry if I'm acting like a angry pants person but just giving a heads up I'm interested seeing how your mods go.

 

I have been looking into this as well.

I use Wii Dolphin emulator Dolphin - Gamecube and Wii Emulator. Works really good. Haven't tried the Wii controller yet. This emulator does have those options.

Not sure what your using but this might help you.

 

You need to buy a ssd so that when you boot up your computer it will be faster and it will be like 20 to 25 seconds...

 

You really are going far and beyond with this little guy. Don't expect your crazy mods to just happen overnight as they seem difficult to manage and fix. Try going for an SSD which is the best upgrade you can make in a laptop.

 

Last Activity: 02-05-2011 06:54 PM

I think we can let this thread die off... he aint coming back

 

I remember this guy. His last thread almost exactly like this a couple of months ago got deleted. I remember him because of his Bullitt. (I'm a Mustang fan, and Bullitts are special editions. Had one myself several years ago)



I went through and made an elaborate thought-out response to stuff almost exactly like this only to have a moderator delete the entire thread. I wont be doing that again, and wasting my time like before.


Good luck to you OP.

 

I see that you expect to connect a Wii Remote over Bluetooth but I don't see Bluetooth in your list of specs. If you need an adapter, see my sig.

Anyway, accessorizing isn't often called "modding" and anything you do in software is typicall called a "tweak." Heck, "soft-mods" for other devices are only called that because the platforms attempt to stop unauthorized tweaks and need to be "modded" to allow it.

Building the Wii sensor bar LEDs into the bezel would be a "mod" but it makes more sense to stick them on externally and non-destructively, especially when they are just passive IR LED lights. It would preserve your waranty and be transferable to another notebook if you just made a mount that attaches externally, which may be considered a sensor bar mod but it would not be a notebook mod.

That said, I have a the first vid on YouTube of a Wii Remote with Les Paul guitar controller connected to a PC:
‪Guitar Hero III on PC w/ Wii Les Paul controller + GlovePIE‬‏ - YouTube

As for M11x "mods," I did "mod" the Green Onion Supply AG2 Anti-Glare screen protector/filter (RT-SPM11X02) to acommodate the M11x r3's dual microphones (dotted the mic locations with Sharpie marker and used a hole-puncher):
‪Dell Alienware M11x r3 AG2 screen filter comparison‬‏ - YouTube

I've also "modded" my M11x r1 with an internal DW365 BT adapter and "modded" my M11x r3 with an internal DW375 BT adapter (see link in sig). I'd usually call that an "upgrade" or "expansion" but it does fit the definition better than much of what you discuss.

 

What about changing the BIOS screen image?

Hmm... maybe Imma gonna post a new forum topic