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Need help taking apart compaq presario r3000

Details please... how did you take your laptop apart... did you actually dismantle it completely? Can't figure out how to return a panel? What exactly?
 
i took it apart to fix the charging port. im not 100% sure on puttimg it back together. if anybody have a link or pics. of the lap top apart. that will help. thankyou
 



i took it apart to fix the charger port. now i dont remember how to assemble everything. i need pics...
 
On the apple computers I work on, usually you make sure the top parts, like the keyboard and what not are on first, then the bottom goes on last.