Is it okay to use the yellow USB port all of the time?

Like a plugged in mouse or cooling pad for extended amounts of time?

Yes. Why not? Thats where my mouse is plugged in. Why waste a 3.0 slot (the blue ones) on a mouse. Also your yellow slot supports Always On USB. Check in tvt power manager Global Power Settings and if I recall correctly there is a BIOS setting or two to adjust.

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