T430 Multiple Monitors ( 2) with HD4000

Hello,
I know that the T430 equiped with nVidia graphics is capable of supporting more than 2 monitors.
What about T430 equipped with the HD4000 graphics Card, using the MiniDock Series 3?
I have connected three monitors (Dock-DVI, Dock-VGA, ThinkPad-MiniDisplayPort) but, so far, I can extend my desktop over two of these three monitors only.
Thanks
Pascal
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See http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=HT074304. I am not sure why the T430 isn't listed. I didn't think the T430 and T430s were that far apart.

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