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Could you give us the name of the chip and what processor it is?
Pentium 4's usually come in Northwood (older, cooler) and Prescott (newer, hotter). The Prescott's have their advantages and disadvantages. I have a desktop, built by myself, with a Prescott chip and with the stock fan it never got above 66º, although this weekend I replaced the noisy fan with a quieter fan and the temperature raised and now gets as hot as 74º (although I bought new thermal grease to bring that temp down).
At 85º, the computer will shut down to prevent damage, which happened to me when I was messing around with the amount of thermal grease (between the processor chip and the heatsink/fan).
Now, with a laptop, you are running in a tight tight space with limited airflow, so naturally the temperatures are going to be higher. If it stays at 70ºC, you will be fine.
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