i replaced my fan a while ago becuase the OE one was too noisy.
ever since then, theres been a error code during start up -- cpu fan failure even though theres a working fan with one speed. there are 4 wires coming out of the mb but the fan has 2 wires pos and ground...Is there a way to "trick or fool" my computer into seeing the "right" voltage?
Check inside BIOS settings. There is usually an option for you to disable the checking of fan status, among other things such as temperature sensors.
That said, I think it's better if you figure out the root cause of the problem, rather than hiding the error message. It's likely because the fan you replaced is just a normal DC fan (2 wires) and does not send its status to the motherboard.