This sounds familiar - have you posted this same question on another board, by chance?
I am facing an issue with my Apple IIes and Disk II Drives. When I connect two drives to the Disk II card, the first one powers up but the second one doesn't.
I'm not sure what you mean by "powers up." If you have two drives connected, and turn the Apple II on, the first drive will spin until/unless a bootable disk is inserted. The second drive won't do anything.
I have switched the Drives so that the Second Disk Drive is in the first socket and the First Disk Drive is in the second Socket. The same thing happens. I have even tried using another Disk II card and switching the Drives again. Again, the same thing happens. If there is a Disk Drive connected to the second socket, that drive will not power on.
This sounds normal. Can you explain what you expect the second drive to do, exactly?
