UPDATE:
Contacted the seller who sold me the card from Amazon, and will most likely be getting a new one, as this one is most likely DOA. Hate it when that happens. When I get the new one, I will be uninstalling the Atheros card and driver in safe mode to prevent any other complications. One other question, what driver version should I use (i have tried them all, but I keep reading that 13.5 is the one to use) and should I install just the driver or their software package that has the driver in it?