IMac 20 with firmware 1.0.0 and Airport problem

After searching the net and the forums here, I can't seem to find anyone else with this problem.
Since I experience some 1 gen intel mac problems, I thought I should update the firmware of my iMac to 1.0.0.
While this update cures some smaller annoyances, my Airport extreme card is not showing up at all. System profiler shows Airport Card as not installed. Restoring back to factory default firmware will show my airport card again.
Anyone else with this problem?
I am step closer to invoking my warranty and making a case on this with Applecare, as I refuse to lay cat-5 cables all over just to get an brand new expensive computer on the net proper.

Firmware updates can not be undone. If you were able to successfully restore, that meant that your firmware was simply not updated, that the update failed. Once it has been successful, when it is tried yet again, a message will indicate it has already been done, and the process will not repeat.

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