Mighty Mouse slow when computer busy

In January I bought a MacBook Pro to replace a Macbook and am using the same mighty mouse that I used with the macbook. I sometimes copy large files from my server to my macbook or the other way around. While the copy function is going on my mighty mouse lags badly so that it's almost not useable. As soon as the copy is finished it goes back to normal speed again. Same thing happens when I'm downloading something from the net. I'm also using a wireless keyboard with and a Samsung Syncmaster monitor. It did not behave this way with my macbook.
I've deleted the mouse and reinstalled it.
I've made the mouse a favorite
Any other suggestions?

Hello! The "low power" message means one of the usb devices was drawing too much power and the Mac "tripped out" the usb port. Some G5's have the pmu/smu button as shown HERE while later models do not. To reset the button type press the button once (sometimes you have to have all external cables unhooked) and for one that doesn't unplug all ext cables and let it sit for 30 min. or so to reset the pmu. I'd also repair permissions in disk utility once rebooted.Here's additional info on it. Tom

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