Missing previews in import dialog

During import directly from my D700 I can't see previews of images in import dialog box. I shoot to 14bit lossless compressed NEFs. Any other D700 user have this problem? Thanks.

Directly from D700. This camera doesn't have mass storage, but probably it is not related to the problem.
I will try what happen when import from card reader...

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Q: Can Lightroom render 1:1 Previews when importing my Photos?
FAQ revised 25 April 2009
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