UEFI-only Won't Boot Windows Installation DVD

As you can see from my topic subject, my W520 laptop won't boot from my Windows 7 Installation DVD when it is set to UEFI-only mode. I don't get any errors or anything, the screen just goes black for a second and returns to the Boot Menu, when I select the DVD drive. For what it's worth, my hard drive is already GPT partitioned, and I need to repair the installation.
Before I ask for help, I just want to mention that I created this particular Windows 7 Installation DVD using the All-in-One tutorial so that I could have 32-bit and 64-bit options all on the same disc. The disc booted fine in "Legacy/UEFI" boot mode, so I'm not sure what the problem is. Does anyone have insight into this?
EDIT: I've been following this tutorial: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=186440 and am at Step 14.
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The UEFI/BIOS is the first thing I updated on the computer, so mine's 1.22. I wish it were that easy, though Could 1.22 have re-introduced the problem?
EDIT: Holy smokes! There's another version of the UEFI-BIOS already Unfortunately, my hard drive is stuck in limbo! It's now partitioned in GPT and needs to be repaired. I'll use the bootable BIOS cd and report back if the new version works
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