How do I fix a broken key on my laptop keyboard?

The backspace button on my toshiba satellite 5000-104 laptop has come loose and keeps coming off. I keep trying to put the clips back in but cant seem to make it stick down?

Im not sure how this happened but could you please help me.
shelain, January 2006


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My shift key comes out of my toshiba laptop, and freaked that it came out and now thought I was going to get the livings beatings out of me. So I researched on the internet on how to fix keyboard buttons. I REALLY recommend this website. http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2007/03/20/key-fell-off-keyboard/comment-page-110/#comment-133080

It helped me with all my keyboard button problems.

Good Luck. :)

Brock, January 2010
i have the same problem with mine but mine is the enter button, i see a small silver bar shaped like [ buts its facing up i dont know how to fix it, it will stay in but wont stay in place

marisa, February 2009
Has it come loose or is there something broken. The plastic clip should clip onto the keyboard in four places and the key usually hooks in at the bottom and clips in at the top. It may be easier to replace the whole keyboard which are usually clipped in. Replacement keyboards are common on Ebay.

Dave, March 2006
link Click here to see other fixes for Toshiba.