T60 2 external screens + internal LCD screen

Hi, I have a T60 with the Advanced mini dock and 2 Lenovo ThinkVision external LCD screens. Can I make both external screens and the internal screen work with this setup?
I understand the mini dock can only drive to 2 external screens not the internal also.
Can I connect 1 external screen VGA to the mini dock and then connect both external screens DVI together via the DVI connector on the external displays?

i don't think you can drive three screens at the same time with this set up.

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