10.4.7 Intel update on PowerPC

Yesterday morning when I saw my updater window, the 10.4.7 update said intel in parenthesis. At the time I did not think much of it (sort of like with the iPod updates, one update for many models), so I accepted, but... what happens if updater pushed the wrong update! Is there a specific update for Intel and another one for PowerPC? If so, has my machine crashed because they pushed down the Intel version on my PowerPC mac?
WHen the update was downloaded, the system said it could not expand the package and my PowerPC would not boot at all. It was fried! Would not respond to any keyboard keys on boot.
MHunter suggested I disconnect the drives to force a DVD boot, and it worked!
I had really bad luck with 10.4.7! ANyone has any suggestions of what could have happened?
WOW!!!

Your profile says you're running 10.3.6, so if that's true, you couldn't have installed any 10.4 update. So I'll assume that it should say 10.4.6.
It's possible (albeit remotely) that Software Update could have shown you the wrong update, but it would not install on your system regardless, although it's conceivable that an attempt to install the package could have caused your system to crash.
If you Mac is back in working order, your best course of action at this point is to wait for at least 2 weeks before you install any system update; there's no reason you need to rush out and be among the first to do it, especially if you have no backup of your working system. And when the time comes to install the update, go to http://www.apple.com/support/downloads site and download the 10.4.7 PowerPC update from there onto your Desktop, then install it.
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[Edit]
I took a look at the package files and couldn't see anything related to "Tear-Free". Would you mind to tell me what you meant?
[/Edit]
[Edit 2]
This seems related. However, I don't feel like patching and building the driver. I guess I just wait for 913 and complain again if it's still broken then.
[/Edit 2]
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