ThinkStation S20 shuts down during first boot

Hi,
I've recently purchased S20 (4157), one starnge thing I've noticed:
When machine was unplugged from mains socket and plugged back in, if I press power button the machive will start booting up but will shut dow after approx 10 sec.
Some details:
- No Lenovo startup screen shown, the screen remains black and no signal from graphics card
- No beeps
- Sonds like the HD was being tested just before the shutdown
Then if I press power button again, the PC starts normally.
This happens if power setting 'After Loss of Power' in BIOS configured to 'Stay Off'.
My question: is this normal behavior? I've recently updated BIOS to the latest version.
Also, if the BIOS power setting is changed to 'Stay On', the machine will turn itself on as soon as it's plugged into mains, and will boot normally. This looks pretty normal to me.
Thanks!
Solved!
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This is normal. BIOS needs to "work some magic" so to speak when AC power is first applied to prepare for normal boot operation.

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