System and method for assembling multiple housing rows for computer components

An apparatus for holding computer components comprising:

• a plurality of cage panels including a first cage panel and a second cage panel;
• and
• a plurality of partitions, wherein a respective partition in the plurality of partitions includes:
• a body with a first side and a second side, the first and second sides having inner surfaces that face each other, wherein the inner surface of the first side is separated from the inner surface of the second side by a width of at least 3 millimeters measured in a direction perpendicular to the first and second sides of the body, wherein the first and second sides of the body are part of a same continuous piece of material;
• one or more top tabs projecting from both the first side and the second side of the body;
• one or more bottom tabs projecting from the first side of the body;
• one or more bottom protrusions projecting from the second side of the body, wherein the one or more top tabs are secured in a first manner to the first cage panel, the one or more bottom tabs are secured in the first manner to the second cage panel, and the one or more bottom protrusions are secured in a second manner to the second cage panel of the apparatus, wherein the first manner is different from the second manner;
• and
• one or more pairs of side contours, wherein each pair includes:
• a first side contour extending from the first side of the body, and a second side contour extending from the second side of the body, wherein the first and second side contours provide additional contact points between the inner surfaces of the first and second sides of the body, wherein the first and second sides of the body join to form a U-shaped profile.