Open second disk drive

My top disk drive opens fine with the eject key. However, I cannot get the second one to open. I've tried the apple key, option, control, F12 and combinations of all but only the top drive will open and shut. How do I get that bottom one open?

Option-Eject only works on the top drive
Below is what it says in System profiler about drives. So I have two...I'll get someone to look for the loose cable.
Bay 1:
Product ID: ST3500630AS P
Serial Number: 9QG2KRSW
Firmware Revision: 3.BTH
Type: SATA
SMART Status: Verified
Capacity: 465.76 GB
RAID Sets: R0-1
Status:
Assigned: Yes
Failed: No
Foreign: No
Missing: No
Reliable: Yes
Roaming: No
Spare: No
Bay 2:
Product ID: ST3500630AS P
Serial Number: 9QG3CXGE
Firmware Revision: 3.BTH
Type: SATA
SMART Status: Verified
Capacity: 465.76 GB
RAID Sets: R0-2
Status:
Assigned: Yes
Failed: No
Foreign: No
Missing: No
Reliable: Yes
Roaming: No
Spare: No

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