Portege M600: keyboard issue

Hi,
My M600 just got a tiny problem (hope so) today.
The 'x key' doesn't function well. I need to press very hard on this key to show the letter 'x'. It seems the top-left part of this key is stuck so it leans to bottom-right when I press it. How can I fix this problem?
I'm located in Glasgow (G4 0JQ) and not sure if there is any maintenance service office here, but simply find out the nationalwide Pick-Up & Return Service for Notebooks from website. However, I prefer to handle it face to face with the engineer in couple of minutes because I assume it's not a big deal, isn't it?
Thanks a lot,
Ting

Hi Ting
What to say? You know that the best solution is ASP and eventually keyboard exchange. I really do not believe you can fix it alone.
I recommend you to check http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com > Support & Downloads > Find an ASP. You will see where the nearest ASP is. Make a call and you will see what they will say about keyboard issue.

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