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Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to rack systems for housing computing devices. The rack may include shelves supported by flanges of a pair of corresponding inserts. The flanges may be spaced along the length of each of the inserts. The distance between the flanges may define the height of

Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to rack systems for housing computing devices. The rack may include shelves supported by flanges of a pair of corresponding inserts. The flanges may be spaced along the length of each of the inserts. The distance between the flanges may define the height of a shelf when placed in the rack. The pair of corresponding inserts may be placed along an inner sidewall of the rack by mating hooks of the inserts with corresponding slots of the inner sidewall and subsequently removed by demating the hooks and slots. For example, a pair of inserts with one distance between the flanges may be replaced by a pair of inserts with another distance between the flanges in order to increase the shelf height of the rack. By replacing the shelves and/or the inserts, a user may quickly and easily in order to reconfigure the rack.

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1. A kit adapted for assembly into a plurality of different rack configurations for housing one or more computing components, the kit comprising: a rack including a first side wall having a first inner surface and a second sidewall having a second inner surface, the first and second inner surfaces e

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A kit adapted for assembly into a plurality of different rack configurations for housing one or more computing components, the kit comprising: a rack including a first side wall having a first inner surface and a second sidewall having a second inner surface, the first and second inner surfaces each including a vertical length greater than a width, the first inner surface including a first plurality of sidewall slots arranged along the vertical length and the width of the first inner surface, and the second inner surface including a second plurality of sidewall slots arranged along the vertical length and the width of the second inner surface, the width of the first and second inner surfaces comprising a depth of the rack; anda first pair of corresponding inserts and a second pair of corresponding inserts, the first and second pairs of corresponding inserts configured to extend along the vertical length of the first and second inner surfaces of the respective first and second sidewalls, and each of the first and second pairs of corresponding inserts further comprising: a first insert comprising:an interior surface, an opposed exterior surface, and a thickness extending between the interior and exterior surfaces; a first plurality of hooks extending away from the exterior surface and arranged along a vertical length of the first insert to removably mate with the first plurality of sidewall slots arranged along the first sidewall and to secure the first insert to the first sidewall such that the exterior surface of the first insert faces the first inner surface of the first sidewall; a first plurality of insert slots extending through the thickness and along the vertical length of the first insert; and a first plurality of flanges extending away from the interior surface of the first insert and spaced at a first flange distance away from one another, each insert slot of the first plurality of insert slots corresponding to a flange of the first plurality of flanges, the first plurality of flanges extending outwardly and away from the first plurality of insert slots; anda second insert comprising:an interior surface, an opposed exterior surface, and a thickness extending between the interior and exterior surfaces; a second plurality of hooks extending away from the exterior surface and arranged along a vertical length of the second insert to removably mate with the second plurality of sidewall slots in the second sidewall and to secure the second insert to the second sidewall such that the exterior surface of the second insert faces the second inner surface of the second sidewall; a second plurality of insert slots extending through the thickness and along the vertical length of the second insert; and a second plurality of flanges extending away from the interior surface of the second insert and spaced at the first flange distance away from one another, each insert slot of the second plurality of insert slots corresponding to a flange of the second plurality of flanges, the second plurality of flanges extending outwardly and away from the second plurality of insert slots, wherein the first insert of the first pair of inserts and the first insert of the second pair of inserts are arranged adjacent one another when secured to the first sidewall, and wherein the first plurality of flanges of the first insert of the first pair of inserts and the first plurality of flanges of the first insert of the second pair of inserts are aligned with one another so as to form a plurality of rows of aligned flanges extending along the depth of the rack, andwherein the first plurality of flanges of the first inserts of the first and second pairs of inserts and the second plurality of flanges of the second inserts of the first and second pair of inserts support shelves of a first height between the first and second inserts of each of the first and second pairs of corresponding inserts. 2. The kit of claim 1, further comprising a second set of shelves, each shelf of the second set of shelves having a different configuration for supporting a computing component, wherein the second set of shelves includes a first shelf of the first height. 3. The kit of claim 2, wherein the set of shelves includes a second shelf of the first height. 4. The kit of claim 1, wherein the rack further includes a bus bar for supplying power to a shelf of the set of shelves. 5. The kit of claim 1, wherein the first and second plurality of hooks of the first and second pairs of inserts are both arranged in a first configuration, and wherein the first and second plurality of sidewall slots are configured to receive and release hooks arranged in the first configuration. 6. A rack assembly for housing one or more computing components, the rack assembly comprising: a rack including a first side wall having a first inner surface and a second side wall having a second inner surface opposite of the first inner surface, each of the first and second inner surfaces including a vertical length greater than a width, the first inner surface including a first plurality of slots arranged along the vertical length and the width of the first inner surface, and the second inner surface including a second plurality of slots arranged along the vertical length and the width of the second inner surface, the width comprising a depth of the rack;a first pair of corresponding inserts and a second pair of corresponding inserts, each of the first and second pairs of corresponding inserts including an interior surface and an opposed exterior surface, and respectively extending along the vertical length of one of the respective first and second inner surfaces, each of the first and second pairs of corresponding inserts comprising: a first insert having a first set of hooks that extend away from the exterior surface and through the first plurality of slots in the first inner surface and removably hold the first insert to the first inner surface, the first insert having a first plurality of flanges that extend away from the interior surface and spaced at a flange distance away from one another, the first plurality of flanges extending outwardly and in a direction toward the second sidewall; anda second insert having a second set of hooks that extend away from the exterior surface and through the plurality of slots in the second inner surface and removably hold the second insert to the second inner surface, the second insert having a second plurality of flanges that extend away from the interior surface and spaced at the flange distance away from one another, the second plurality of flanges extending outwardly and in a direction toward the first sidewall, wherein the first insert of the first pair of inserts and the first insert of the second pair of inserts are arranged adjacent one another along the first inner surface of the first sidewall, and wherein the first plurality of flanges of the first insert of the first pair of inserts is aligned with the first plurality of flanges of the first insert of the second pair of inserts and forms a plurality of rows of aligned flanges extending along the depth of the first sidewall; anda shelf positioned within one of the plurality of rows of flanges, the shelf supported at one edge by a flange of the first plurality of flanges of the first pair of inserts and a flange of the first plurality of flanges of the second pair of inserts that are aligned with one another and the shelf supported at another edge by a flange of the second plurality of flanges of the first pair of inserts and a flange of the second plurality of flanges of the second pair of inserts that are aligned with one another. 7. The rack assembly of claim 6, further comprising one or more computing components situated on the shelf. 8. The rack assembly of claim 6, wherein the rack further comprises a cap and a base, wherein the first and second sidewalls have a sidewall length that spans a distance between the cap and the base, and wherein the entire length of the first and second sidewalls is the sidewall length. 9. The rack assembly of claim 6, further comprising a first screw going through the shelf and into the first insert in order to further support the shelf and a second screw going through the shelf and into the second insert in order to further support the shelf. 10. The kit of claim 1, wherein the first insert of the first pair of inserts extends along an entire length of the first inner surface of the rack and wherein the second insert of the first pair of inserts extends along an entire length of the second inner surface of the rack. 11. The kit of claim 1, wherein the first insert of the first pair of inserts has a length less than the entire length of the first inner surface of the first sidewall. 12. The kit of claim 1, wherein the exterior surfaces of the respective first and second inserts of the first and second pair of inserts are configured to face toward the respective first and second inner surfaces when the hooks of the first and second inserts of the first and second pair of inserts are removably mated with the plurality of sidewall slots in the first and second sidewalls. 13. The kit of claim 1, further comprising a third pair of corresponding inserts that include first and second inserts, each of the first and second inserts of the third pair of inserts having a third plurality of hooks, the third plurality of hooks of the first insert of the third pair of corresponding inserts being arranged to removably mate with the plurality of sidewall slots in the first sidewall and the third plurality of hooks of the second insert of the third pair of inserts being arranged to removably mate with the plurality of sidewall slots in the second sidewall, each of the first and second inserts of the third pair of inserts further having a first surface, an opposed second surface, a thickness extending between the first and second opposed surfaces of the third pair of inserts, a third plurality of insert slots extending through the thickness of the third pair of corresponding inserts, and a third plurality of flanges spaced at a second flange distance away from one another for accommodating shelves of a second height, each insert slot of the third plurality of insert slots corresponding to a flange of the third plurality of flanges, the third plurality of flanges extending outwardly and away from the third plurality of insert slots, and the second flange distance being different from the first flange distance. 14. The kit of claim 1, further comprising a third pair of corresponding inserts that includes first and second inserts, each of the first and second inserts of the third pair of inserts having a third plurality of hooks, the third plurality of hooks of the first insert of the third pair of inserts being arranged to removably mate with some of the first plurality of sidewall slots in the first sidewall and the third plurality of hooks of the second insert of the third pair of inserts being arranged to removable mate with some of the second plurality of sidewall slots in the second sidewall, the first and second inserts of the third pair of inserts each further including a first surface, an opposed second surface, a thickness extending between the first and second opposed surfaces of the third pair of inserts, a third plurality of insert slots extending through the thickness of the third pair of inserts, and a third plurality of flanges spaced at the distance away from one another, the third plurality of flanges extending outwardly and away from the third plurality of insert slots, wherein the first insert of the third pair of inserts is configured to be arranged along the depth of the first sidewall adjacent the respective first inserts of the first and second pairs of inserts such that the third plurality of flanges of the first insert of the third pair of inserts are aligned with both the first plurality of flanges of the first insert of the first pair of inserts and the first plurality of flanges of the first insert of the second pair of inserts. 15. The rack assembly of claim 1, further comprising a third pair of corresponding inserts that includes first and second inserts, each of the first and second inserts of the third pair of inserts having a third plurality of hooks, the third plurality of hooks being arranged to removably mate with some of the first plurality of sidewall slots in the respective first sidewall and the second plurality of sidewalls slots in the second sidewall, the first and second inserts of the third pair of inserts each further including a first surface, an opposed second surface, a thickness extending between the first and second opposed surfaces of the third pair of inserts, a third plurality of insert slots extending through the thickness of the third pair of inserts, and a third plurality of flanges spaced at the distance away from one another, the third plurality of flanges extending outwardly and away from the third plurality of insert slots, wherein the first insert of the third pair of inserts is configured to be arranged along the depth of the first sidewall adjacent the respective first inserts of the first and second pairs of inserts such that the third plurality of flanges of the first insert of the third pair of inserts are aligned with both the first plurality of flanges of the first insert of the first pair of inserts and the first plurality of flanges of the first insert of the second pair of inserts.