Nikon D1, D1X, D2Xs, D3 .vs. Aperture 1.5.6, 2.0

HELP!
I have four projects with thousands of Nikon RAW (.NEF) files in each one. They are Nikon D1, Nikon D1X, Nikon D2Xs, and Nikon D3, and as you might imagine, the images in each project came from the associated Nikon Camera (D1, D1X, D2Xs, and D3).
I have been using Aperture 1.5.6 for a long time and love it. But like many others, when I bought my new Nikon D3, I had to wait for Leopard 10.5.2 and Aperture 2.0 to view and edit the the images from my Nikon D3.
My upgrade to Aperture 2.0 worked like a charm.... Except now I can't view any of the images in my Nikon D1 project. The Nikon D1X, D2Xs, and D3 projects are fine.
I migrated all the images in each project, but still no luck with the Nikon D1 project.
Has anyone else experienced a similar problem.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Calvin

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