try right clicking on your clip and select bounce to clips, this will turn your step seq. clip into a midi clip.
this may possibly be a reason.
im still a little confused here about what's happening.
try opening a whole new project first to make sure its not a data issue.
try inserting session drummer and verify that it works correctly.
if it does than its some setting you may have moved.
or maybe you've routed the session drummer vsti to another track.
check all your I/O's (inputs/outputs)
make sure the midi track is indeed feed by the midi.
in the meantime here's a few videos I made on session drummer, basic midi, Exc.
just watch and see if it all looks like what your doing is correct.
basic midi in session drummer, studio drummer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k83UVo1OiKA 3 ways to midi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juIu9Rlt6v8