But before doing that, you may want to trace out the speaker wires to see if the box, using the speaker wires to pull new wires, might be useful for ethernet or other wires. Patching/painting is definitely an option. Painting the blank plate to match the wall color would be a lot les...
HD2000 doesn't work as a full-featured graphics card in macOS, but you can (and should) use it with an "empty framebuffer" (0 connectors) forIQSV. Only the HD3000 can work with a display. Sandy Bridge doesn't usually require framebuffer specifying, the default framebuffer for your bo...