Hi Spedmetal,
The model number is : SCPH-30003 and its PAL. So Version 3.
Just been to your site and tried your laser test:
A PS2 with a good laser booting an original silver (PS2 game that is silver on the bottom and not a back-up) game boots like this.
1) When you turn on the PS2 and hit eject it will go to the 'browser/system configuration' screen
2) Put in the PS2 original silver hit reset, you will see the 'Sony Entertainment' screen, the electrons will swirl and go straight to the
3) Playstation 2 screen
4) Then a short black screen
5) Then the game boots
and it did exactly as above for, I assume, a good laser.