Random restarts after hard drive change!!

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Anonymous UUID: 9CA89A41-B525-1850-2916-3E5637C22C3B
Fri Nov 28 18:27:04 2014
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8006edc43e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80071c8881, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000000000000, CR3: 0x00000000a2039000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0x0000000000000000, RCX: 0x00000000091f0000, RDX: 0xffffff8020d7a810
RSP: 0xffffff80c227bf50, RBP: 0xffffff80c227bf70, RSI: 0x0000000000000050, RDI: 0xffffff8020d7a810
R8: 0x0000000000000000, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0xffffff80c227be70, R11: 0xffffff80152a6080
R12: 0x0000000000000001, R13: 0xffffff80210257f8, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0xffffff8021025840
RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff80071c8881, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000000
Fault CR2: 0x0000000000000000, Error code: 0x0000000000000002, Fault CPU: 0x0
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80c227bbe0 : 0xffffff8006e22f79
0xffffff80c227bc60 : 0xffffff8006edc43e
0xffffff80c227be30 : 0xffffff8006ef3976
0xffffff80c227be50 : 0xffffff80071c8881
0xffffff80c227bf70 : 0xffffff80071c6df8
0xffffff80c227bfb0 : 0xffffff8006ed7607
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: java
Mac OS version:
13F34
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.4.0: Sun Aug 17 19:50:11 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.115.4~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 9477416E-7BCA-3679-AF97-E1EAAD3DD5A0
Kernel slide: 0x0000000006c00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8006e00000
System model name: MacBookPro5,1 (Mac-F42D86C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 25628519916839
last loaded kext at 322876459037: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f89188000, size 65536)
last unloaded kext at 512411113713: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f89188000, size 57344)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.34
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.7f3
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com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.6.3f4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.GeForceTesla 8.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13
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com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.6.22
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com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 240.2
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com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 325.7
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
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Model: MacBookPro5,1, BootROM MBP51.007E.B06, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.33f8
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, PCI, 256 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, PCIe, 256 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x802C, 0x384A53463235363634485A2D314734443120
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x802C, 0x384A53463235363634485A2D314734443120
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8D), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
Bluetooth: Version 4.2.7f3 14616, 3 services, 23 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD5000LPVX-22V0TT0, 500.11 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-868
USB Device: Built-in iSight
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Bus:
It was a brand-new hard drive, so there shouldn't be any issues!!! Any help or ideas ? The person I got the HD from suggested it's another issue such as the power adapter or motherboard, but It started after the swap.

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