Check that your board is working first. Go to Measurement and Automation Explorer, find your board listed under Devices and Interfaces, right-click on it, and go to Properties... Then press Test Resources, you should get a message "The device has passed the test". If you do, the resources are fine. Close this window, right-click on the board again and go to "Test Panels..." Here you can test your board to make sure that it is functioning and reading signals. Then you can start programming with it. If you have problems contact our tech support. Go to http://www.ni.com/ask and it will tell you how to contact us.
Best Regards,
Chris Matthews
National Instruments