Weird high load on server

[Dan Track]

Hi Guys,

Hope you experts can help me out here.

Basically I have server running at a very high load 2.44, although
nothing is noticably high when using top. There aren't any processes
running on the box except the standard linux OS tools. This box is
used for backup, and only becomes active during the night.

Its a compaq dl380 with a raid 5 configuration.

Can anyone suggest what I can do to find out why the load is high?

Thanks for your help in advance.

Dan