My macbook pro late 2008 randomly freeze

Hi I recently upgrade my macbook pro Late 2008 by adding a 250 go Crucial SSD drive in the main harddrive spot. I also put a 1 To HDD in the place of the super drive.
Since then, my macbook randomly freeze. I can't see any link to any specific usage. It just happen for no reasons. I had to reboot by holding the power button.
Thanks for your help!
Here is the informations I collect using the software "EtreCheck":
Description du problème :
L’ordinateur gèle sans raisons. Peu importe le moment ou l’intensité de l’utilisation.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 18 avril 2015 13:21:13 UTC−4
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Informations matérielles : ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (15 pouces, fin 2008) (Caractéristiques techniques)
    MacBook Pro - modèle : MacBookPro5,1
    1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU : 2-core
    8 GB RAM Extensible
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
        BANK 0/DIMM1
            4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Vieux - Handoff/Airdrop2 pas disponible
    Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    La santé de la batterie : Normal - Comptage de cycles 155
Informations vidéo : ℹ️
    NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM : 256 MB
    NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM : 256 MB
        Color LCD 1440 x 900
        SMBX2450 spdisplays_1080p
Logiciel du système : ℹ️
    OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Temps depuis le démarrage : 0:7:8
Informations des disques : ℹ️
    Crucial_CT256MX100SSD1 disk0 : (256,06 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <non monté>  : 210 Mo
        New Macintosh HD - SSD 2014 (disk0s2) /  : 255.72 Go (66.29 Go libre)
    ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB disk1 : (1 TB)
        EFI (disk1s1) <non monté>  : 210 Mo
        Storage Macintosh  (disk1s2) /Volumes/Storage Macintosh   : 999.86 Go (942.51 Go libre)
Informations USB : ℹ️
    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
        Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard
    Brother HL-L2360D series
    Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Logitech USB Receiver
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper : ℹ️
    Mac App Store et développeurs identifiés
Extensions du noyau : ℹ️
        /Library/Extensions
    [engagé]    com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (3.9.1 - SDK 10.8) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.movavi.driver.SoundGrabber (1.6.5 - SDK 10.6) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [désengagé]    com.IKMultimedia.driver.StompIO1 (1.0.0) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver (1.3.0 - SDK 10.6) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [désengagé]    com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBGuitarRigMobileDriver (2.4.23) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [désengagé]    com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBHardwareDriver (2.4.23) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [désengagé]    com.digidesign.iokit.DigiDal (8.0.1f1) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [désengagé]    com.digidesign.iokit.DigiIO (8.0.1f1) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [désengagé]    com.ikmultimedia.driver.StealthPedal (1.0.0) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [désengagé]    com.maudio.usb.fasttrackpro.driver (1.8.1) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [désengagé]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.9 - SDK 10.6) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [désengagé]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
        /System/Library/Extensions/PACESupportFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns
    [désengagé]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.9 - SDK 10.4) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [désengagé]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.9 - SDK 10.-1) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.9 - SDK 10.6) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [désengagé]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.9 - SDK 10.4) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
        /System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
    [désengagé]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [désengagé]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.5) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [désengagé]    com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
Éléments de démarrage : ℹ️
    HP IO : Chemin : /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
    Les éléments de démarrage sont obsolètes avec OS X Yosemite
Daemons de lancement systèmes avec un problème : ℹ️
    [en marche]    com.seagate.TBDecorator.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
Agents de lancement : ℹ️
    [désengagé]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [en marche]    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [échec]    com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a...plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [échec]    com.lexmark.bmlaunchd.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [échec]    com.lexmark.lexnetlaunchd.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [en marche]    com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [en marche]    com.m-audio.fasttrackpro.helper.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
Daemons de lancements : ℹ️
    [en marche]    com.adobe.adobeupdatedaemon.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [en marche]    com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    PACESupport.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
Agents de lancement pour l’utilisateur : ℹ️
    [engagé]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.facebook.videochat.[expurgé].plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
Éléments Ouverture : ℹ️
    Steam    Application  (/Applications/Steam.app)
    TimingHelper    UNKNOWN  (missing value)
    gfxCardStatus    Application  (/Applications/gfxCardStatus.app)
    Tabs    UNKNOWN  (missing value)
    AURecvAddHostSheet.nib    Document Caché (/System/Library/Components/CoreAudio.component/Contents/PlugIns/CoreAudioAUUI. bundle/Contents/Resources/ro.lproj/AURecvAddHostSheet.nib)
    Chronicle Mini    UNKNOWN  (missing value)
    MenuTab for Facebook    UNKNOWN  (missing value)
    ElementsAutoAnalyzer    Application  (/Applications/Adobe Elements 10 Organizer.app/Contents/ElementsAutoAnalyzer.app)
    Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
    NIHardwareAgent    Application Caché (/Library/Application Support/Native Instruments/Hardware/NIHardwareAgent.app)
    AdobeResourceSynchronizer    Application Caché (/Applications/Adobe Acrobat DC/Adobe Acrobat.app/Contents/Helpers/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
    HP Scheduler    Application  (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)
Plug-ins internets : ℹ️
    Default Browser : Version : 537 - SDK 10.9
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin : Version : 2.4.4.2 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    iLokClientHelper : Version : 3.5 - SDK 10.5 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin : Version : 12.3.6 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    AdobeAAMDetect : Version : AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    FlashPlayer-10.6 : Version : 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI : Version : 15.007.20033 - SDK 10.8 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    DivXBrowserPlugin : Version : 2.0 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    Flash Player : Version : 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    LogMeIn : Version : 1.0.961 - SDK 10.7 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    iPhotoPhotocast : Version : 7.0
    LogMeInSafari32 : Version : 1.0.961 - SDK 10.7 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    AdobePDFViewer : Version : 15.007.20033 - SDK 10.8 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    QuickTime Plugin : Version : 7.7.3
    RealPlayer Plugin : Version : Inconnu [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    Silverlight : Version : 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    JavaAppletPlugin : Version : Java 8 Update 45 Vérifier la version
Plug-ins internets pour l’utilisateur : ℹ️
    fbplugin_1_0_3 : Version : Inconnu [Cliquer pour l’aide]
Extensions de Safari : ℹ️
    Searchme [Adware ! - Enlever]
    Antidote
    Amazon Shopping Assistant [Adware ! - Enlever]
    Ebay Shopping Assistant [Adware ! - Enlever]
Panneaux de préférences tiers : ℹ️
    DivX  [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    Flash Player  [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    Flip4Mac WMV  [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    Java  [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    Logitech Control Center  [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    M-AudioFastTrackPro  [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    Native Instruments USB Audio  [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X  [Cliquer pour l’aide]
Time Machine : ℹ️
    Ignorer les fichiers du système : NON
    Sauvegarde automatique : OUI
    Disques sauvegardés :
        New Macintosh HD - SSD 2014 : Taille de disque : 255.72 Go Disque utilisé : 189.42 Go
    Destinations :
        MACintouch [Local]
        Taille totale : 499.76 Go
        Nombre de sauvegardes total : 29
        Sauvegardes la plus agée : 2013-11-18 17:57:27 +0000
        Dernière sauvegarde : 2015-04-16 16:37:30 +0000
        Taille de la disque de sauvegarde : Trop petit
            Taille de sauvegarde 499.76 Go > (Disque utilisé 189.42 Go X 3)
L’utilisation du CPU par processus : ℹ️
         9%    WindowServer
         1%    mdworker
         0%    mds
         0%    fontd
         0%    AdobeCrashDaemon
L’utilisation de la RAM par processus : ℹ️
    490 Mo    firefox
    120 Mo    com.apple.IconServicesAgent
    103 Mo    mds_stores
    94 Mo    Creative Cloud
    69 Mo    ocspd
Informations de la mémoire virtuelle : ℹ️
    4.58 Go    RAM Disponible
    1.88 Go    RAM Active
    1.11 Go    RAM Inactive
    753 Mo    RAM Résidente
    758 Mo    Pages entrants
    0 o    Sorties pages
Informations du diagnostic : ℹ️
    Apr 18, 2015, 01:13:39 PM    Examen de soi - succès
    Apr 17, 2015, 06:22:44 PM    /Users/[expurgé]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Empire Total War_2015-04-17-182244_[expurgé].crash
    Apr 6, 2015, 02:03:41 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-04-06-140341_[expurgé].panic [Click for details]

Hi r.w.p & welcome to the forums...
Some or all of the following may be necessary - try in this order:
1. Try resetting your PRAM/NVRAM ( http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379?viewlocale=en_US ). If everything isn't fixed, then continue to follow the steps here including resetting your SMC ( http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411 ) if necessary.
2. Use Font Book to eliminate all bad and duplicate fonts.
3. Reinstall (or install for the first time) the .6.1 and .6.2 updates by downloading and installing the combo updater ( http://support.apple.com/kb/DL959 ).
4. Reinstall 10.6 using your Snow Leopard install DVD by installing Snow over Snow using the upgrade method. Test your system after returning to 10.6. If is good there, then you may not want to re-install the.6.1 & .6.2 updates - if you do, then use the combo updater again ( http://support.apple.com/kb/DL959 ).
Still no joy, take it to an Apple Store and ask staff there for assistance.

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    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.2.0f6
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          124
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.5.2fc2
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.5.2fc2
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.4d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.4.12
    com.apple.GeForceTesla          8.1.8
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    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.0f6
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess          1
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.7.0
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.4d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          240.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          240.2
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          35
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          325.7
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    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.4.0
    com.apple.nvenet          2.0.21
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          650.4.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.9
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          700.20.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.9.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          650.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI          650.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          216.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          153
    com.apple.security.quarantine          3
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          216.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio          2.9.3f17
    com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl          3.4.12
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.7
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.5.2fc2
    com.apple.vecLib.kext          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.5.2fc2
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.5.2fc2
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.4.12
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.12d1
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    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5
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    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.14
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          91
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.2.0f6
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
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    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.6d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          240.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          650.4.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          650.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          650.4.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          650.4.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          600.34
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          650.4.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          2.0
    com.apple.driver.NVSMU          2.2.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          2.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          278.10
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          2
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          371.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily          21
    com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore          28.30
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    com.apple.kec.pthread          1
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    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    USB Device: IR Receiver
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