Get some rubbing alcohol and clean the rotor. DO NOT touch it with your bare hands. The oil from you skin will make it squeal. Also use the alcohol to clean the brake pads and see if this helps.
Give them time to break in before you go screwing with them too much. Cleaning the rotor with alcohol is great, simple advise - give that a shot, then let them break in for several rides. If they're STILL squealing, then you should start trying the more drastic measures.
Also check the alignment on the caliper and such and make sure all the bolts are down tight. This is more of an issue with Hayes and their mounting system and you probably already checked this stuff but I've found that a misaligned caliper, just like an improperly toed in pad, can cause noise.
Yes it could, the closer they are to the rotor the less it takes to make them squeak. I had the same problem with mine and it was just a matter of sitting there and centering the caliper on the rotor perfectly. Since then haven't had a problem.
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