Let's not lose hope on this. If we can get images (exact duplicate) of the discs online, then we will have a much better chance at identifying whether or not this is possible. It sounds like the disc is trying some type of firmware upgrade on the system, and failing at some point.

I have seen similar devices fail firmware upgrades due to compatability requirements (a fixed list of compatible devices contained may be on the CD) which may or may not be the issue. We won't know until we can get the files from the discs online. Once I can get the files (or discs if anyone is willing) then I and any other programmers can dig into it.