there are no lights onWhat color are the lights on the Ethernet port?
List your system specs.
Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3What is the make and model of the system (or motherboard if hand-built)?
i have made sure that the wire has full internet and i have checked completely through device manager even with hidden devices onIn Windows 10, check to see if it's showing up in device manager at all. Maybe other device/unknown device?
Also, verify that the cable you are plugging in actually has link by plugging another device/laptop/whatever into it.