Satellite A30 keyboard suddenly stopped working - how to remove and reinstall?

Hi all, n00b to laptops and first post. OK, I usually build and repair desktop computers, so much easier to win the centimeters!
My daughter turned on his laptop A30 last night and only 2 keys worked. Tried to restart and go into the BIOS but could not. Tried to start in safe mode, only the top and bottom of work therefore impossible to select Safe mode... doh. Guess it must be a harware issue.

Restarted in Xp an open upward Notepad... this time, about 5 keys working. Reboot, 3 keys etc etc.

How to cable Ribbon to make sure it is placed correctly. It is common for a keyboard to fail in this way and it is easy to get a replacement?
At the mo, have all the screws that I know, battery removed, DVD rom and hard drive. Seems to be held towards the middle and the back. Don't want to force and break something else!

TIA.

Yes, it s very useful information and it s great fix you yourself.
Nice work. Thank you

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