Firmware Update Gone Wrong

I'm on a 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, trying to install the Macbook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.3.
It won't install.
I follow the directions, and on restart, it still prompts me for the flippin' install, and says to rinse and repeate. On reboot, it does not bring up the firmware update status bar that I'm used to seeing on previous updates... but instead, just boots as normal.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated !

Thanks for the help everyone.
It is indeed a 15 inch, and I did just try the 1.0 update, then the firmware update again, but no dice. It still won't boot up and do the update for some odd reason.
Here is my hardware configuration fwiw:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro3,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP31.0070.B00
SMC Version: 1.16f8
As you can see, the SMC is not at the correct number either.
Any suggestions on how to proceed would be appreciated.
Thanks !

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