Psd files open as blank

I downloaded a large number of sample photos in .psd format.  The psd files are about 60megs each.  The files open in CS5 Phootshop to what looks
like a blank image (light and dark checkerboard squares) possibly what you might expect if you started to create a new image. Does anyone have any
idea what this means, if the files are fakes, or if there is anything I can do to see what's inside?  Thanks in advance for any comments.

The freeware program IrfanView can open PSD files, though I believe it just opens the flattened preview.
-Noel

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