Wow that makes a lot of sense now thanks alot. I got the LEDs to light up but no pattern. All the LEDs are ON and wont do anything. Another strange thing is that the GND and VCC pins arent connected to anything and when I connect them to the 5V and GND pins on the Arduino, the LEDs turn off. If I connect the VCC pin to GND on the Arduino, the LEDs become brighter...