New iPod only works if mouse is unplugged and vice versa

Hey everyone, I've been reading around the boards and I couldn't find anyone with a similar problem as mine. I just replaced my 4G iPod with a new 5.5G 80GB Video (the 4G was experiencing the Freezing problem). Anywaym I first connected the iPod to my computer, and it wasn't recognized by both my computer and iTunes. So I started swapping USB ports and forgot to plug in my mouse, and then vuala! the iPod was being read.
So I plug my mouse back in and nothing, the mouse wouldn't function. So I unplug the iPod and then plugged in the mouse, and once again, magic. What the **** is going on with these devices? When they're both plugged in, the iPod doesn't even show up in the Device Manager so I can't change the drive letter or anything.
I wouldn't be as bitchy about this problem if iTunes was easily controllable via keyboard commands, but it isn't, so it's virtually impossible to add new songs or remove songs from my iPod.
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Sorry for the double post, but I was wondering if this solution would work:
I don't need to have my iPod plugged in via USB all of the time, I can use the AC Adapter, and say I want to transfer songs over from my hard drive to my iPod, I'd be able to transfer those songs/videos from one Hard Drive, to another Hard Drive right?
So would I be able to transfer my stuff to one of my internal hard drives, swap my HDD with my iPod, and then transfer the songs/videos into the iPod from the other Hard Drive? And then when it does transfer, I'd be able to remove the songs from the internal hard drive, and then manage the playlists through the external drive, right?

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