An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes an electronic component to be plugged into an electronic system. The electronic component includes a housing. The housing includes a jam. The jam is to push through a first opening in a bottom of the housing and a second opening in a surface when the first and second openings are at least partially aligned. The surface is a mechanical component of the electronic system that the electrical component is to slide upon when being plugged into the electronic system. The jam includes tooth edges to engage with an edge of the second opening.