T530 multiple displays with dock

I've got a new T530 Lenovo ThinkPad, with a Mini Dock Series 3.  I've found spec's online that explicetly state that this combination supports two external monitors from any two of the multiple video ports on the dock.  I've attached monitors to the VGA and DVI outputs, but only one of them will work at a time.
I've verified that I have the latest BIOS update.
I've found numerous posts in the forums with similar problems, but so far I haven't found any with a definite solution.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

The Intel HD 4000 should in most cases support 3 displays.  Here is a link for the Intel side of your issue http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/intelhdgraphics4000_2500/sb/CS-033714.htm
I can't answer to  any limitations imposed by Lenovo hardware or configurations.
T530 FHD, i5-3320, 8GB ram, Intel HD 4000 ,500GB 7200rpm HDD, 9 cell, Centrino wireless, bluetooth 4. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (3.5.0-28)

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