Would like to point out that I have been using my XFX RadeonHD 5850 for over a year now with no problems so I know that card is perfectly fine.
Therefore, knowing that one of the cards is definitely working I decided to test out the other RadeonHD 5850 from ASUS. I booted my computer up with only my ASUS GPU hooked up and everything went smoothly. I then went on to test its capabilities using 3DMark11 and 3DMarkVantage.
Afterwards, I hooked up both GPUs and then compared the results and I must say I am quite positive that CrossFire is indeed working. Not only were there improvements in the result but I also saw that my second GPU(ASUS) was pulling its share of the load (I had GPU-Z open and saw that both GPUs were at ~100% for GPU Load during the 3DMark tests).
Now, I'm no expert but this has led me to conclude that CrossFire is indeed working. If it isn't please speak up and let me know why and how to get it to work!
Also, now that the CrossFire concern has been somewhat alleviated I would still like some help on dealing with the "Display Driver has stopped working...." issue.