USB drive to Time Capsule : slooooow

Hello,
I have a Time Capsule with a WD usb drive attached to it (FAT32).
My Macbook is connected via ethernet to the Time Capsule for max speed.
When I copy a 700MB file to the Time Capsule, it takes about 6 minutes.
When I copy the same file to the drive attached to the TC, it tells me it's going to take 7 HOURS !
What is the problem???
Please tell me there's a simple answer
Best

Couple of thoughts:
The Time Capsule's USB port would be a lot happier to see a drive format of Mac OS Extended (Journaled), although FAT 32 may work if you don't exceed a 4 GB file size.
Although the message says it will take 7 hours, did you actually make a copy to confirm this? If you did not, the only way to will know if it will really take that long is to make the copy. It could be much less.
If you don't already have any valuable data on the disk, I would suggest that you re-format it using MAC OS Extended (Journaled). Might also be a good idea to Verify Disk and Repair Permissions if indicated using Disk Utility.

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