Aperture 2 won't display NEF files

Hello all -
Found lots about NEF files here, but not what I'm looking for...or at least hasn't been able to help.
Running 10.6.8 and Aperture 2.14 (on a Mac Pro - lots of free drive space, 4GB memory)
When I try to look at NEF files, it says "Loading" for a (long long) while (I can see the thumbnail while it does this) and then says "Unsupported Image Format"
I have:
- rebuilt my Aperture Library
- deleted my com.apple.Aperture.plist file and rebooted.
Do I need Aperture 3 to see this? I have seen an update for RAW Compatibility, but it refers only to Aperture 3, not 2.x.x
Thanks!

You didn't mention which camera's NEF files you were referring to.  This is important because each camera's raw file formats are different.
If it's a for a Nikon that's come out in the past year or so, Aperture 2.14 won't be able to read it - you'll need Aperture 3.
Which camera are the NEFs from?

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