Modified Utopia BootCD Won't Boot my Nov'00 DC

[asusp5a]

I recently bought a new DC with a manufacture date of Nov 2000. So far I have been unable to get any CDRs to boot in it. I understand that the "new" DCs require the new backup layout, and I've tried that unsuccessfully (It DID boot successfully in an old one). I've downloaded a modified BootCD CDI that's supposed to work in the "new" DCs, but even that won't work. A kind Forum user, muppey, also sent me another copy of the modified BootCD today, and I had no luck with it either. In all cases, the modified BootCDs (2 of them), and the one modified game won't boot in my new DC, but WILL in an old DC.

Has anyone heard of an issue like this before?
Could I have possibly bought the only "new" DC that can't play backups? Of course it could be me, but since not even the modified BootCDs work, I don't think it is.

Please help me with your constructive feedback.