2 SATA hard drives, one showing up, one not. MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum

Hello.  I just finished building my new computer (specs in sig) and I'm having a problem with my hard drive.  I have all the latest drivers and all that stuff.  Also, they are not in a raid config.
Both hard drives are connected to the motherboard on SATA connectors 1 and 2.  Both drives are working properly and recognized by windows, but only one of them seems to be enabled.  In the removable hardware window and the hardware manager, both drives are recognized.  However, when I click on properties, only one of the drives is enabled in the "device usage" bar on the bottom.
Also, when I go to "my computer", only one hard drive shows up.
Please help if you have experience with this motherboard and these hard drives, or if you know what the problem is and how to fix it.
Thanks!

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