Seeing Raw on Import

Is there a way that when first importing from the camera raw files, to see the image in the Import mode, rather than "No preview available"?
This is when first starting the Import process.
All.jpg files do have the image displayed so you can see what it is.
Lightroom 3.5
Win 7 64-bit.
Thanks,
Steve 5115

hsbn wrote:
I dont' know about other camera, but with Canon DSLR, you have to use card reader in order to view thumb preview on import. If you plug the camera directly to computer, for some reason, LR cannot render the preview.
This is not true with my 5DMkII. I can see previews on both Raws and JPEGs.
Beat
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