Quad only one core in Vista.

Hello,
I just set my new system up:
P35 Platinum (v1.0 BIOS)
Q6600
2gig Gskill
8800GTS
X-Fi
Vista Home Premium
I upgraded from a an Opteron 165 system that had shown both cores. Do I need a BIOS update? I've actually been trying for the past hour to update to the newest 1.6. The live update is a POS and doesn't find any updated BIOS', only utilities. I tried the USB flash program to no avail. The HP Formatting program doesn't work in Vista. Awesome.
Are there any other utilities to flash this BIOS within windows or to make a USB stick bootable? I don't own a floppy drive and do not intend on buying one for this purpose since it is the year 2007.
Sorry if this post is a little callous. It's late and I'm frustrated. Thanks for all of your help!

All, thanks for your help! I tried everything suggested; nothing worked. I ended up reinstalling my OS, which fixed the problem.
I feel like a total noob right now. This is my first Intel build since owning my first computer, which was a P90. I was about 12-13yrs old at the time and had my grandfather guide me in building it. Everything else has been AMD. I am very satisfied with this build, albeit a pain, but it was more my fault anyway.
I’m at work right now itching to start benching and overclocking this bad boy! I actually reinstalled the OS right before I left for work. It took about 25mins. I love the speed of this rig already! This is a very major upgrade for me and I’m pleased.
The board is beautiful and the only nuance that I have is installing my Tuniq tower. It is a pain with the loop-de-loop cooling as I have to totally take my mobo out of the case to do it. Actually, I don’t really care; I love the circu look!
There are only bigger and better things to come! Oh, and I scratched updating my BIOS. I don’t need the possibility for anymore potential headaches. Thanks again for the help!

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Last edited by deadspider187 (2012-06-06 16:36:17)

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