Mouse only working in one USB slot

This is more of an anoyance than a problem. I've recently purchaced a Logitech wireless mouse. It has one of those dongle things that you plug into the USB port. The only problem is, that it only works in the one port (one closest to the power). This happens in OS X and in Windows XP. I've tried it on an indentical machine and it works in both. Does anyone have any suggestions.
Oh, memory sticks / usb hdds etc work in both slots fine...
Thanks in advance for any help...

Ok, after reading a few other posts on here I did the SMC reset thing (take out battery and hold power button down). When I booted up the mouse worked in both slots. After a re-start it's back to the same place again, only working in one slot. Any advice on what I should do next?

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Your mouse only works in certain usb ports.
Has the mouse ever worked in the ports?
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Also reset BIOS defaults.
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