Failure during Firmware for MacBook update?

I just got my Macbook back from Apple today after sending it in to have the wristpad bezel and heatsink replaced. When I got on the machine today the first thing I did was run software update. I downloaded the new firmware installer, and let it do its thing, after reading the instructions thoroughly (of course). As soon as it rebooted to install firmware, the system froze after startup at a grey screen, no status bar and no spinning wheel. I let it sit like that for approx. 45 mins, then shut it down. I then tried to start it back up, but it just sits at that grey screen. If I do a single or double PRAM reset, I can get in, but as soon as I reboot, same thing occurs. I did do a 4 bell PRAM reset at first, but as of now I am stumped. The one thing that puzzled me the most was after the failure and PRAM reset, I got a message saying that the "Firmware was successfully updated!" And if I manually DL and run installer on Firmware update, installer reports back that this machine does not need to be updated......
MACHINE INFO:
Macbook 1.83 Intel Core Duo/ 512MB DDR/OSX 10.4.7
ANY IDEAS?? I pray that this is not an isolated issue, and that I didn't eff this machine.
Kind Regards....
Macbook Mac OS X (10.4.7) 1.83 Intel Core Duo/ 512mb

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