The lower screen surround has been broken for ages, the screws that held it together now have nothing to screw into, so its just the wires connecting the 2 halves. The small metal hinges are intact, if I drill & screw through lower part of screen to connect to hinge am I likely to cause irreparable damage ?

What brand and model?

Probably DIY replaceable

Gaffer tape

screws that held it together now have nothing to screw into

as in no threads left or no material?
could they simply be super glued into position?

Its a HP no eye deer what sort, will look later.

No material for threads, the placcy bit the screws went into broke out initally.

Gaffer tape serpantly fixed it originally !

so its just the wires connecting the 2 halves

and man jizz…