LPD8806 Arduino Uno RGB strip

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To start off I'm pretty new and have never used a LED strip before. I bought a meter of RGB LEDs off of ebay. The strip is based on the newer LPD8806 chip. I downloaded and tried to run the strandtest from adafruit's library. I can't seem to get it working correctly though. Any suggestions would be helpful. 

Strip Wiring
Black  - Ground
Green  - Pin 3 On Arduino
Red    - 5v from ATX PSU
Blue   - Pin 2 On Arduino

Arduino Uno Wiring
gnd    - Shared Ground

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Best Answer

Strip Wiring
Black - Ground
Green - Pin 3 On Arduino
Red - 5v from ATX PSU
Blue - Pin 2 On Arduino

Your connection doesn't seem to be correct, I think you are following a wrong pinout.

Based on the designators of your provided image (viewed at the right side pads which are the same as the left side pads)

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The pinout is:

Black: Data  
Green: Clock  
Red: 5v  
Blue: Ground
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