text: what is a eide port?   (m)  enhanced integrated drive electronics. a hardware interface which is faster than ide, allows more memory, and can connect up to four devices (such as hard drives, tape drives, and cd-rom drives) to the computer.    enhanced integrated drive electronics (eide) hard drives have been the standard in the home computer industry for more than 10 years. some newer computer system motherboards don’t have eide ports, but a pci eide controller card can be installed to add support for eide drives. if you don’t know whether your computer has eide ports on the motherboard, refer to your computer or motherboard documentation or contact the motherboard manufacturer.