continue;
                }
 
-               if (ide_probe_port(hwif) < 0) {
-                       ide_hwif_release_regions(hwif);
-                       continue;
-               }
-
-               hwif->present = 1;
+               if (ide_probe_port(hwif) == 0)
+                       hwif->present = 1;
 
                if (hwif->chipset != ide_4drives || !hwif->mate ||
                    !hwif->mate->present)
                        ide_register_port(hwif);
 
-               ide_port_tune_devices(hwif);
+               if (hwif->present)
+                       ide_port_tune_devices(hwif);
        }
 
        for (i = 0; i < MAX_HWIFS; i++) {
 
                hwif = &ide_hwifs[idx[i]];
 
-               if (!hwif->present)
-                       continue;
-
                if (hwif_init(hwif) == 0) {
                        printk(KERN_INFO "%s: failed to initialize IDE "
                                         "interface\n", hwif->name);
                        continue;
                }
 
-               ide_port_setup_devices(hwif);
+               if (hwif->present)
+                       ide_port_setup_devices(hwif);
 
                ide_acpi_init(hwif);
-               ide_acpi_port_init_devices(hwif);
+
+               if (hwif->present)
+                       ide_acpi_port_init_devices(hwif);
        }
 
        for (i = 0; i < MAX_HWIFS; i++) {
 
                hwif = &ide_hwifs[idx[i]];
 
-               if (hwif->present) {
-                       if (hwif->chipset == ide_unknown)
-                               hwif->chipset = ide_generic;
+               if (hwif->chipset == ide_unknown)
+                       hwif->chipset = ide_generic;
+
+               if (hwif->present)
                        hwif_register_devices(hwif);
-               }
        }
 
        for (i = 0; i < MAX_HWIFS; i++) {
 
                hwif = &ide_hwifs[idx[i]];
 
-               if (hwif->present) {
-                       ide_sysfs_register_port(hwif);
-                       ide_proc_register_port(hwif);
+               ide_sysfs_register_port(hwif);
+               ide_proc_register_port(hwif);
+
+               if (hwif->present)
                        ide_proc_port_register_devices(hwif);
-               }
        }
 
        return rc;